06 December 2022>: Articles
A Novel Case Report of Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture Caused by a Laser-Resistant Endotracheal Tube Under Transoral Laser Laryngeal and Nasopharyngeal Surgery
Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents
Yoko Shimamoto A* , Michiyoshi Sanuki A , Shigeaki Kurita B , Masaya Ueki B , Yoshie Kuwahara BDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938357
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938357
Figure 6. The Laser-Flex tracheal tube has a stainless-steel shaft that is less flexible than standard tracheal tubes. The keen edge of the Murphy eye is placed near the tip of the tube. (Image provided courtesy of Covidien Japan Inc.).