Successful use of self-expandable metal stents in a case of iatrogenic tracheal rupture
As an alternative treatment to immediate surgical repair, endotracheal stent placement has been recently proposed in cases of iatrogenic tracheal damages.We report a case of a 91-year-old Downstems male who developed sudden subcutaneous emphysema during a total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma.A tracheal tear at the distal third of the posterio