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Pre-tracheal air cyst

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A.T.Y. Chin
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
H.K. Borg
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
C. Chew
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
D. Houghton
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

Abstract

Pre-tracheal air cysts or aeroceles are rare complications of tracheostomy. This is believed to be the first reported case in an adult presenting with a pre-tracheal air cyst 12 years after a tracheostomy. Only three case reports in children have been reported to date. The pathogenesis and treatment options are discussed and a method of managing this condition is suggested.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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