Aspiration of tracheoesophageal prosthesis in a laryngectomized patient

作者：Conte Sergio C^*; De Nardi Elena; Conte Federico; Nardini Stefano

来源：Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2012, 7: 25.

DOI：10.1186/2049-6958-7-25

• Flexible bronchoscopy
• Foreign body aspiration
• Tracheoesophageal prosthesis

Background: The voice prosthesis inserted into a tracheoesophageal fistula has become the most widely used device for voice rehabilitation in patients with total laryngectomy. %26lt;br%26gt;Case presentation: We describe a case of tracheoesophageal prosthesis%26apos; (TEP) aspiration in a laryngectomized patient, with permanent tracheal stoma, that appeared during standard cleaning procedure, despite a programme of training for the safe management of patients with voice prosthesis. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: The definitive diagnosis and treatment were performed by flexible bronchoscopy, that may be considered the procedure of choice in these cases, also on the basis of the literature.

• 出版日期2012-8-9