normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa carotid body tumor (cbt) is paraganglioma and mainly found in the carotid bifurcation. the manifestations of the tumor are variable; in most cases, it presents as a non-symptomatic slow-growing mass, rarely compression of carotid body induces bradycardia and hypotension and repeated syncope, prolonged syncope can cause convulsion. convulsive syncope...

68 INTRODUCTION A 69-year-old male presented to the otolaryngology clinic complaining of dysphagia. He had been diagnosed with T3N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx one year prior. Direct laryngoscopy at that time demonstrated an extensive mass involving the right hypopharynx. Treatment consisted of induction chemotherapy followed by combined chemoradiation therapy. His course was ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study is a case report of a patient that was submitted to implant of enteric tube (ET) in the ICU, being evidenced false passage in proximal esophagus during endoscopic procedure, demonstrating tunnel for the submucosa. CASE REPORT A 77 years old woman, transferred to ICU, where ET was installed (due to difficulty of being carried through both nostrils) being co...

We report a difficult case of tracheostomy in a 34-year-old obese woman with a short neck. The tracheostomy tube placement repeatedly failed because of anatomical changes due to obesity and a short neck, tracheal mucosal swelling due to prolonged intubation, and unexpected false passage; however, it was successfully performed using an endotracheal tube exchanger as a guidewire.

Emergency medicine physicians should have enough knowledge and experience to deal with emergent and traumatic difficult airway. In this paper, we present a case of near hanging with neck soft tissue injury, tracheal and esophageal rupture that is complicated by a displaced intubation and false passage to the trachea.