An autopsy case of iatrogenic tracheoesophageal fistula secondary to tracheostomy

Ritesh G. Menezes; Sadip Pant; Sampath Chandra Prasad; Jagadish Rao Padubidri; Prashanth Prabhu; Francis N.P. Monteiro; Tanuj Kanchan; Raghavendra Babu Yallapur Prahalad; Prashantha Bhagavath; Manjunath Sathyanarayan Achar; Savita Lasrado

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An autopsy case of iatrogenic tracheoesophageal fistula secondary to tracheostomy

Ritesh G. Menezes
, Sadip Pant^*
, Sampath Chandra Prasad
, Jagadish Rao Padubidri
, Prashanth Prabhu
, Francis N.P. Monteiro
, Tanuj Kanchan
, Raghavendra Babu Yallapur Prahalad
, Prashantha Bhagavath
, Manjunath Sathyanarayan Achar
, Savita Lasrado

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Abstract

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is an uncommon but life-threatening sequel of prolonged use of a cuffed tracheostomy tube. We describe a patient who developed a TEF after a tracheostomy done for management of head injury due to a road traffic mishap. The patient subsequently died of sepsis after bilateral bronchopneumonia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first autopsy case of iatrogenic TEF after tracheal intubation reported in forensic literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-79
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000042
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2014

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Menezes, R. G., Pant, S., Prasad, S. C., Rao Padubidri, J., Prabhu, P., Monteiro, F. N. P., Kanchan, T., Prahalad, R. B. Y., Bhagavath, P., Achar, M. S., & Lasrado, S. (2014). An autopsy case of iatrogenic tracheoesophageal fistula secondary to tracheostomy. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 35(2), 77-79. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000042

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