A case of bilateral pneumothoraces resulting from tracheostomy for advanced laryngeal cancer
| Autor: | Akihiro Himeno, Atsushi Tamura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Thoracostomy Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences Postoperative Complications Tracheostomy 0302 clinical medicine Hyperventilation medicine Humans Airway Management Respiratory system 030223 otorhinolaryngology Laryngeal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pneumothorax General Medicine Middle Aged respiratory system medicine.disease Endoscopy Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Chest Tubes Radiography Thoracic Airway management medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed Complication Airway business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Auris Nasus Larynx. 44:351-354 |
| ISSN: | 0385-8146 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.anl.2016.06.002 |
| Popis: | Pneumothorax is a possible complication of tracheostomy. We report a rare case of bilateral pneumothoraces resulting from tracheostomy in an advanced laryngeal cancer patient. A 59-year-old man was referred to our clinic for evaluation and treatment of laryngeal tumor. Laryngeal endoscopy showed limited movement of bilateral vocal cords, and computed tomography revealed a tumor lesion extending from the vocal cords to the subglottic area. Three days after the first visit, the patient developed respiratory difficulty, and we elected to perform emergency tracheostomy for airway management. Immediately after the start of the procedure, he began hyperventilating, and complained of respiratory discomfort and chest pain. We then recognized a mediastinal air leak, and we suspected pneumothorax resulting from the tracheostomy. Chest X-ray showed bilateral pneumothoraces; therefore, we inserted bilateral chest drainage tubes, which stabilized his respiratory condition. We speculated that the pathogenesis of the bilateral pneumothoraces was weakened alveolar walls secondary to long-term smoking, and a significant rise in airway pressure because of airway constriction by the neck-extended position and hyperventilation, during tracheostomy. |
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