Computed tomography of endotracheal tube-induced tracheal stenosis

A 54-year-old male patient with a history of a tracheostomy now with progressive difficulty breathing. Axial (A) and coronal (B) CT images of the chest demonstrate stenosis of the upper anterolateral tracheal wall (arrows).

CT: computed tomography.

Reprinted by permission from: Springer: Emergency Radiology. Donatelli J, Gupta A, Santhosh R, et al. To breathe or not to breathe: a review of artificial airway placement and related complications. Emerg Radiol 2015; 22:171. Copyright © 2014. https://link.springer.com/journal/10140.

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Computed tomography of endotracheal tube-induced tracheal stenosis