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Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report
Tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP) is an artificial connection between the trachea and esophagus allowing air into the upper esophagus from the trachea thereby vibrating it. TEPs give patients who lose their vocal cords to laryngectomies a tracheoesophageal voice. A potential complication of this is...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10253249/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37305000 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003890 |
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author | Mohan, Gaurav Ajitkumar, Ashika Yarrarapu, Sivanaga Ashok, Karthik Du, Doantrang Livornese, Douglas |
author_facet | Mohan, Gaurav Ajitkumar, Ashika Yarrarapu, Sivanaga Ashok, Karthik Du, Doantrang Livornese, Douglas |
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description | Tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP) is an artificial connection between the trachea and esophagus allowing air into the upper esophagus from the trachea thereby vibrating it. TEPs give patients who lose their vocal cords to laryngectomies a tracheoesophageal voice. A potential complication of this is silent aspiration of gastric content. We present a case of a 69-year-old female with a TEP placed after a laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath and hypoxia. She was initially treated for a presumed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbations but continued to be hypoxic despite aggressive medical management. Further evaluation revealed silent aspirations as a consequence of TEP malfunction. Through our case report we urge clinicians to consider this differential diagnosis, as the clinical presentation of silent aspiration among patients with a TEP can be easily mistaken for a COPD exacerbation. A large number of patients with TEPs are smokers with underlying COPD. LEARNING POINTS: TEPs give patients who lose their vocal cords to laryngectomies a tracheoesophageal voice. A potential complication of TEPs is silent aspiration around or through the TEP, causing coughing and even recurrent aspiration pneumonitis or pneumonia. Patients with TEPs typically have extensive smoking histories and underlying COPD or CHF which can have exacerbations that are similar in presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-102532492023-06-10 Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report Mohan, Gaurav Ajitkumar, Ashika Yarrarapu, Sivanaga Ashok, Karthik Du, Doantrang Livornese, Douglas Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Article Tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP) is an artificial connection between the trachea and esophagus allowing air into the upper esophagus from the trachea thereby vibrating it. TEPs give patients who lose their vocal cords to laryngectomies a tracheoesophageal voice. A potential complication of this is silent aspiration of gastric content. We present a case of a 69-year-old female with a TEP placed after a laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath and hypoxia. She was initially treated for a presumed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbations but continued to be hypoxic despite aggressive medical management. Further evaluation revealed silent aspirations as a consequence of TEP malfunction. Through our case report we urge clinicians to consider this differential diagnosis, as the clinical presentation of silent aspiration among patients with a TEP can be easily mistaken for a COPD exacerbation. A large number of patients with TEPs are smokers with underlying COPD. LEARNING POINTS: TEPs give patients who lose their vocal cords to laryngectomies a tracheoesophageal voice. A potential complication of TEPs is silent aspiration around or through the TEP, causing coughing and even recurrent aspiration pneumonitis or pneumonia. Patients with TEPs typically have extensive smoking histories and underlying COPD or CHF which can have exacerbations that are similar in presentation. SMC Media Srl 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10253249/ /pubmed/37305000 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003890 Text en © EFIM 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Article Mohan, Gaurav Ajitkumar, Ashika Yarrarapu, Sivanaga Ashok, Karthik Du, Doantrang Livornese, Douglas Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title | Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title_full | Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title_short | Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Malfunction - A Case Report |
title_sort | tracheoesophageal prosthesis malfunction - a case report |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10253249/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37305000 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2023_003890 |
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