@Article{Żurek2011,
journal="Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery",
issn="1731-5530",
volume="8",
number="3",
year="2011",
title="Pseudo-tumour of the trachea as a complication of tracheostomy",
abstract="Tracheostomy is an operative procedure that creates a surgical airway in the cervical trachea. One of the indications for tracheostomy is respiratory insufficiency and prolongated artificial ventilation. Tracheostomy has a high risk of complications including risk of tracheal stenosis.   The aim of this paper is to present a rare complication of tracheostomy – a pseudo-tumour of the trachea caused by subcutaneous fatty tissue herniation in the hole cut out in the tracheal cartilage. While the patient was prepared for operation, pseudo-tumour migrated by itself out of tracheal lumen. Follow up bronchoscopies showed no symptoms of pseudo – tumour relapse. Tracheostomy is an operative procedure with a high risk of complications including risk of tracheal stenosis. Correct surgical technique diminishes the risk of complications. During surgical tracheostomy one should avoid to cut a hole out of the tracheal cartilage, vertical incision of 2-nd, 3-rd and 4-th tracheal cartilages is recommended .",
author="Żurek, Wojciech
and Chwirot, Piotr",
pages="404--408",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Pseudo-tumour-of-the-trachea-as-a-complication-of-tracheostomy,40,17446,1,1.html"
}