Treatment of Iatrogenic Tracheal Laceration with Cervical Mediastinotomy and Tube Drainage; a case report

Tracheobronchial injury is a life threatening complication of endotrachealintubation. An intubation induced tracheal laceration diagnoseda er massive subcutaneous emphysema, in a 7-year-old girlwho underwent a cystotomy and capitonnage operation through a standard thoracotomy for pulmonary hydatid cyst is presented. She was treated with cervical mediastinotomy and tube drainage with an uneventful clinical outcome. Conservative and surgical treatment methods are discussed.