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Fractured Tracheostomy tube Aspiration: A Case Report - When the Airway Solution Itself Becomes a Dire Emergency Hundred Miles Away from Bronchoscopy Service.

Demmelash G Nigatu
Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Abraham Genetu
Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences
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  • Published: June 30, 2025

Abstract

A 55-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx on metallic tracheostomy for 4 years came with difficult breathing and stridor after he experienced an outer metallic tube fracture and aspiration to the left main bronchus. A rigid bronchoscopy was done and the broken outer metallic tube was removed. The patient was stabilized and discharged home.

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Nigatu, D. G., & Tiruneh, A. (2025). Fractured Tracheostomy tube Aspiration: A Case Report - When the Airway Solution Itself Becomes a Dire Emergency Hundred Miles Away from Bronchoscopy Service . Ethiopian Medical Journal, 63(2). Retrieved from https://emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/2692

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