28 September 2026
: Case report 
False Passage During Single-Lung Ventilation in a Tracheostomized Patient: Intraoperative Recognition and Rescue
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care
David Revuelta Quintero
E 1, Guillem Urquijo EF 1, Maria Antonia Perelló Llaneras B 1, Álvaro Barranco de Santiago AEF 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.954119
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e954119
Figure 1 Sequence of intraoperative events. (A) Malpositioned tracheostomy following wound dehiscence and reopening of purulent tissue. (B) Endotracheal tube visualized through the anterior tracheal stoma after emergent orotracheal intubation and tracheostomy cannula removal. (C) Final appearance of the tracheostomy after surgical repair, prior to insertion of a new tracheostomy cannula.