ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION IN A TRACHEOSTOMIZED INFANT

Authors
SCHNAPF BM FAVROT J DODSON S
Citation
Bm. Schnapf et al., ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION IN A TRACHEOSTOMIZED INFANT, Chest, 104(6), 1993, pp. 1909-1910
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
104
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1909 - 1910
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1993)104:6<1909:EOIATI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Partial esophageal obstruction was an unusual complication of tracheos tomy in an infant. Emesis and failure to thrive prompted a modified ba rium-swallow study, which revealed that the tracheostomy tube was caus ing an obstruction in the proximal esophagus. Use of a shorter, custom ized tube eliminated the esophageal obstruction, allowing normal feedi ng and weight gain.