Thyrohyoidotomy: A complication of cricothyroidotomy.

Haruka TairaMasahiro Kashiura Takashi Moriya

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2024)

A computed tomography (CT) image of the patient's neck after a cricothyroidotomy was performed due to upper airway obstruction. The CT revealed that the tracheostomy tube was inserted into the thyrohyoid membrane, not the cricothyroid ligament.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
case report
deep learning
single cell
magnetic resonance
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
anterior cruciate ligament
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation