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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 55
| Issue : 3 | Page : 193-195 |
Tracheal necrosis with surgical emphysema following thyroidectomy
A Chauhan, M Ganguly, N Saidha, P Gulia
Department of Surgical Oncology, Army Hospital (R and R), Delhi Cantt, Delhi - 110 010, India
Correspondence Address:
A Chauhan
Department of Surgical Oncology, Army Hospital (R and R), Delhi Cantt, Delhi - 110 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.57401
Tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy is an extremely rare event with only a few published reports. We present a case of a 65-year-old male who developed rapidly progressive surgical emphysema of face and upper thorax on the seventh day following total thyroidectomy. Prompt surgical exploration of neck revealed a tracheal rent at the level of the second tracheal ring. This hole was then refashioned into a formal tracheostomy. Patient had an eventful recovery. Tracheostomy was closed by the 14 th day. The complication was probably related to tracheal injury sustained due to electro-coagulation and subsequent secondary infection.
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