EXTENDED MEMBRANOUS TRACHEOBRONCHIAL RUPTURE AFTER TRACHEAL INTUBATION

Membranous tracheo-bronchial rupture due to tracheal intubation has be en infrequently reported. We present a previous unreported case of an extended membranous tracheo-bronchial laceration successfully repaired , on an emergency basis, through a right thoracotomy and cervicotomy w ith primary multiple interrupted sutures without the use of a free pat ch. We believe that in this complication the prognosis Is generally go od and much more linked to the underlying disease than to tracheal rup ture.