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Cervical aerocele in a tracheotomy dependent pediatric patient
J Patrick O'Neal1, W Edward Wood, Patricia A Gilroy
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822-1333, USA. jponeal@geisinger.edu
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|April 15, 2004
Abstract:
A 2-year-old female with tracheotomy dependent congenital bilateral vocal cord paralysis presented with a cervical aerocele inferior to the tracheotomy site. Management included bronchoscopy and surgical decompression with drain insertion and pressure dressings. Review of the literature shows no similar episodes reported of an acquired aerocele associated with a maintained tracheotomy.