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Vol. 99. Issue 10.
Pages 758 (December 2021)
Vol. 99. Issue 10.
Pages 758 (December 2021)
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Tracheal fistula after total thyroidectomy. Can it happen 30 days after surgery?
Fistula traqueal tras tiroidectomia total. ¿Puede pasar a los 30 días de la cirugía?
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Iñaki Fraile Alonso
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, Javier Medina Rodriguez, Angélica Mira Vazquez
Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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The patient is a 28-year-old female treated surgically for Graves-Basedow disease with total thyroidectomy. One month later, she presented swelling and tightness at the level of the surgical wound. The urgent CT scan showed cervical subcutaneous emphysema and possible tracheal fistula (Fig. 1).

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We decided to initiate conservative management with IV antibiotics. On the 5th day of hospitalization, the patient’s status worsened. We re-operated but found no tracheal necrosis. A millimetric tracheal defect was identified and repaired with suture and a muscle flap. The patient’s subsequent evolution was good.

Tracheal fistula after thyroidectomy is a rare complication (0.06%). Treatment varies according to the clinical situation of the patient (conservative vs. reoperation).

Please cite this article as: Fraile Alonso I, Medina Rodriguez J, Mira Vazquez A. Fistula traqueal tras tiroidectomia total. ¿Puede pasar a los 30 días de la cirugía? Cir Esp. 2021;99:758.

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