Acute respiratory failure from tracheopathia osteoplastica

Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a benign cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia of the laryngo-tracheobronchial tree diagnosed more commonly in adults over 50 years of age. We report here the case of a 54-year-old man who underwent thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter. Immediately after an uneventful...

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Published in:Acta chirurgica belgica 2005-02, Vol.105 (1), p.104-105
Main Authors: MBOTI, F. B, NINANE, V, LARSIMONT, D, LEURQUIN, M, LEMORT, M, CHASSAING, C, ANDRY, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Biological and medical sciences
General aspects
Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Laryngeal Diseases - complications
Laryngeal Diseases - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pneumology
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Tracheal Diseases - complications
Tracheal Diseases - pathology
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Summary:Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a benign cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia of the laryngo-tracheobronchial tree diagnosed more commonly in adults over 50 years of age. We report here the case of a 54-year-old man who underwent thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter. Immediately after an uneventful surgery, he developed an acute respiratory failure with radiologic picture of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Mechanical ventilation was set up again, bronchoscopy with biopsy disclosed a massive tracheobronchial haemorrhage from a tracheopathia osteoplastica. Supportive treatment was successfully provided and the patient resumed to a normal life 14 days after the operation.
ISSN:0001-5458
DOI:10.1080/00015458.2005.11679678