Abstract
Acquired cervical aerocele in adults is a rare condition and its delay development after tracheostomy decannulation is reported rarely. Our patient presented eight years after tracheostomy decannulation with a compressible anterior neck mass that only appeared when she coughed and could be deflated using manual compression. The mass was situated suprasternal at the previous tracheostomy scar. Computed tomography scan showed a paratracheal air sac without significant defect at the tracheal wall. Surgical intervention is the best treatment for symptomatic patients. As in this patient, we advise direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in such cases. However, our patient refused any surgical intervention.
Keywords
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2018.94
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Arepen, S. A. M., Mohamad, H., & Hassan, N. F. H. N. (2018). Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.94
MLA 9
Arepen, Siti Asmat MD, et al. "Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy." Oman Medical Journal, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.94.
Chicago (author–date)
Arepen, Siti Asmat MD, Hazama Mohamad, and Nik Fariza Husna Nik Hassan. 2018. "Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.94.
Harvard
Arepen, S. A. M., Mohamad, H. and Hassan, N. F. H. N. (2018) 'Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.94.
Vancouver
Arepen SAM, Mohamad H, Hassan NFHN. Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy. Oman Medical Journal. 2018. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.94
IEEE
S. A. M. Arepen, H. Mohamad, and N. F. H. N. Hassan, "Cervical Aerocele: A Rare Delayed Complication of Tracheostomy," Oman Medical Journal, 2018, doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.94.