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Authors: Traylor, K.S.; Reznikov, B.; Hockstein, N.; Emery, C.

Source: Neurographics, Volume 6, Number 6, 1 November 2016, pp. 400-403(4)

Publisher: American Society of Neuroradiology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ng.6160177

We report a fistulous communication from the trachea to the intervertebral disk space in a patient with a chronic tracheostomy and review the complications of tracheostomy tubes. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has never been described.

Keywords: CT = computed tomography

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: November 1, 2016

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