Pediatric tracheostomy surveillance.
Citation: Pediatric Pulmonology. 56(9):3047-3050, 2021 09.PMID: 34185970Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Otolaryngology ResidencyForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Case ReportsSubject headings: *Airway Obstruction | *Tracheostomy | Airway Obstruction/et [Etiology] | Airway Obstruction/su [Surgery] | Child | Humans | Infant | Infant, Newborn | MaleYear: 2021Abstract: We report an unusual case of a 14-month-old ex-28 week, ventilator-dependent male with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and tracheostomy at 2 months of age. Lost to follow-up, at age 9 months, he presented to the emergency department with worsening respiratory distress. The patient was taken to the operating room at which time direct visualization of the airway demonstrated a mass filling the entire glottic inlet without supraglottic or pharyngeal mucosal attachments. The solid, nonvascular, mass appeared to be emanating from a suprastomal site. Excision proved to relieve the airway obstruction and postoperatively the patient has thrived. Copyright (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.Originally published: Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021 Jun 29Fiscal year: FY2022Fiscal year of original publication: FY2021Digital Object Identifier: ORCID:- Leonard, James A:
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7955-0392
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We report an unusual case of a 14-month-old ex-28 week, ventilator-dependent male with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and tracheostomy at 2 months of age. Lost to follow-up, at age 9 months, he presented to the emergency department with worsening respiratory distress. The patient was taken to the operating room at which time direct visualization of the airway demonstrated a mass filling the entire glottic inlet without supraglottic or pharyngeal mucosal attachments. The solid, nonvascular, mass appeared to be emanating from a suprastomal site. Excision proved to relieve the airway obstruction and postoperatively the patient has thrived. Copyright (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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