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A life-threatening complication in a child with cerebral palsy: Tracheoinnominate artery fistula case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Tracheoinnominate artery fistula represents a severe complication of tracheostomy. Key factors that determine patient outcomes include rapid diagnosis, immediate bleeding control while maintaining airway patency, and urgent surgical intervention, whether or not the innominate artery is interrupted. This case report discusses the clinical management of a 13-year-old male patient with cerebral palsy and a long-term tracheostomy who presented with massive tracheal bleeding. [Turk J Vasc Surg 2025; 34(1.000): 83-6]

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Ayla Ece Celikten, Gorkem Yigit, Kudret Atakan Tekin, Ufuk Turkmen

Institutions: Hitit Üniversitesi, Hitit Üniversitesi Çorum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Language: English

Topic: Tracheal and airway disorders

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6983223653

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