Atresia of the trachea following repeated percutaneous dilational tracheotomy

Percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (PDT) and conventional tracheostomy are still competing methods to provide an airway for intensive care patients r equiring assisted ventilation. Tracheal stenosis is a late complication for any tracheostomy and longterm intubation. However, late complications in P DT have not been extensively studied. This article is the first to report o n total atresia of the subglottic larynx and cervical trachea after PDT. Th e dimension of the lesion is visualized by three-dimensional reconstructed CT scan. The etiology of this condition is discussed.