Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Abstract
Objective. To present a rare case of a pediatric tracheocutaneous sinus years after repair of a tracheocutaneous fistula and to review management strategies. Background. A tracheocutaneous fistula is a common sequela of pediatric tracheostomy and can occur in as many as one in three pediatric patients. There is debate in the literature regarding optimal surgical management. Case Presentation. An 8-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with swelling and erythema over the anterior neck. Clinical exam and diagnostic imaging revealed an underlying tracheocutaneous sinus. Discussion. Complications following pediatric tracheostomy are common and range in complexity from stomal granulation to tracheocutaneous fistula. There is some debate regarding the optimal surgical management of children with tracheocutaneous fistula following tracheostomy. This report discusses the management of a pediatric child with an unusual tracheocutaneous sinus and reviews the various surgical techniques which have been described for definitive repair.
Digital Commons Citation
Bender-Heine, Adam; Zalzal, Habib G.; Nanda, Nainika; and Ramadan, Hassan, "Tracheocutaneous Sinus following Tracheocutaneous Fistula Repair: Management Strategies in a Pediatric Patient" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2064.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2064
Source Citation
Bender-Heine, A., Zalzal, H. G., Nanda, N., & Ramadan, H. (2018). Tracheocutaneous Sinus following Tracheocutaneous Fistula Repair: Management Strategies in a Pediatric Patient. Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2018, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6974764
Comments
Copyright © 2018 Adam Bender-Heine et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.