A Novel Case Report of Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture Caused by a Laser-Resistant Endotracheal Tube Under Transoral Laser Laryngeal and Nasopharyngeal Surgery

Yoko Shimamoto; Michiyoshi Sanuki; Shigetaki Kurita; Masaya Ueki; Yoshie Kuwahara

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938357

06 December 2022 : Case report Japan

A Novel Case Report of Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture Caused by a Laser-Resistant Endotracheal Tube Under Transoral Laser Laryngeal and Nasopharyngeal Surgery

Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Yoko Shimamoto^1ABDEF*, Michiyoshi Sanuki^1ABDEF, Shigetaki Kurita^1BE, Masaya Ueki^1B, Yoshie Kuwahara^1B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938357

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938357

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Figure 6. The Laser-Flex tracheal tube has a stainless-steel shaft that is less flexible than standard tracheal tubes. The keen edge of the Murphy eye is placed near the tip of the tube. (Image provided courtesy of Covidien Japan Inc.).

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A Novel Case Report of Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture Caused by a Laser-Resistant Endotracheal Tube Under Transoral Laser Laryngeal and Nasopharyngeal Surgery

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