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Aspirated stoma button: an unusual complication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

N. Sanjeevan ,
J. Mathews  and
M.S. McCormick
N. Sanjeevan
Affiliation:
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
J. Mathews
Affiliation:
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
M.S. McCormick
Affiliation:
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
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Abstract

The larynx functions as a protective valve of the upper airway. An end-tracheostomy represents a risk factor for foreign body aspiration. We describe a case of tracheostomy stoma button aspiration, leading to recurrent chest infection and irreversible lung damage, necessitating a pneumonectomy. This is the first reported case of this kind. This case also emphasizes the importance of patient education and of stoma button design.

Keywords

LarynxProsthesis and ImplantsLungPneumoniaSurgical Procedures Operative
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 888 - 890
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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