Tracheocarotid fistula with life-threatening hemorrhage: Report of case

A Systematic Review of Mortality Associations in Patients who Develop Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula Following Tracheostomy

“…Overall, from 1965 to 2021, a total of 178 articles were found and screened with 64 studies yielding 121 patients from 18 case series and 46 case reports (Figure 1). 19-82…”

A Systematic Review of Mortality Associations in Patients who Develop Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula Following Tracheostomy

“…Overall, from 1965 to 2021, a total of 178 articles were found and screened with 64 studies yielding 121 patients from 18 case series and 46 case reports (Figure 1). 19-82…”

Tracheocarotid artery fistula infected with methicillinresistantStaphylococcus aureus

“…There is evidence that MRSA is as virulent as sensitive strains and therefore may have contributed to tissue destruction in this case (Humphreys and Duckworth, 1997). A low position of the tracheostomy orifice (below the fourth tracheal ring) would allow the fistulous tract to reach the major vessels of the neck (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994). In most cases the haemorrhage occurs abruptly without warning, however occasionally there may be history of minor 'herald' bleeds (Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The incidence of tracheoarterial fistula is estimated to be 0.6 per cent of all tracheostomies (Jones et al, 1972). The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994). Various factors are implicated in the pathogenesis of the fistula, but these appear to be independent of the original indication for the tracheostomy itself (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994).…”

Surgical Management of Recurrent Tracheocarotid Fistula following Endovascular Stent Placement

“…In this case the patient had previously undergone treatment with endovascular common carotid stent placement which complicated her presentation. TIF is much more frequently associated with acute arterial hemorrhage in comparison to TCF which represents approximately 5% of acute bleeding episodes [ 2 ]. Here we present the case of recurrent acute tracheostomy hemorrhage due to a tracheocarotid fistula in the presence of an infected common carotid artery stent.…”

A Systematic Review of Mortality Associations in Patients who Develop Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula Following Tracheostomy

“…Overall, from 1965 to 2021, a total of 178 articles were found and screened with 64 studies yielding 121 patients from 18 case series and 46 case reports (Figure 1). 19-82…”

Tracheocarotid artery fistula infected with methicillinresistantStaphylococcus aureus

“…There is evidence that MRSA is as virulent as sensitive strains and therefore may have contributed to tissue destruction in this case (Humphreys and Duckworth, 1997). A low position of the tracheostomy orifice (below the fourth tracheal ring) would allow the fistulous tract to reach the major vessels of the neck (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994). In most cases the haemorrhage occurs abruptly without warning, however occasionally there may be history of minor 'herald' bleeds (Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The incidence of tracheoarterial fistula is estimated to be 0.6 per cent of all tracheostomies (Jones et al, 1972). The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994). Various factors are implicated in the pathogenesis of the fistula, but these appear to be independent of the original indication for the tracheostomy itself (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994).…”

Surgical Management of Recurrent Tracheocarotid Fistula following Endovascular Stent Placement

“…In this case the patient had previously undergone treatment with endovascular common carotid stent placement which complicated her presentation. TIF is much more frequently associated with acute arterial hemorrhage in comparison to TCF which represents approximately 5% of acute bleeding episodes [ 2 ]. Here we present the case of recurrent acute tracheostomy hemorrhage due to a tracheocarotid fistula in the presence of an infected common carotid artery stent.…”

A Systematic Review of Mortality Associations in Patients who Develop Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula Following Tracheostomy

“…Overall, from 1965 to 2021, a total of 178 articles were found and screened with 64 studies yielding 121 patients from 18 case series and 46 case reports (Figure 1). 19-82…”

Tracheocarotid artery fistula infected with methicillinresistantStaphylococcus aureus

“…There is evidence that MRSA is as virulent as sensitive strains and therefore may have contributed to tissue destruction in this case (Humphreys and Duckworth, 1997). A low position of the tracheostomy orifice (below the fourth tracheal ring) would allow the fistulous tract to reach the major vessels of the neck (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994). In most cases the haemorrhage occurs abruptly without warning, however occasionally there may be history of minor 'herald' bleeds (Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The incidence of tracheoarterial fistula is estimated to be 0.6 per cent of all tracheostomies (Jones et al, 1972). The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994).…”

“…The innominate (brachiocephalic) artery is the most frequent vessel involved, followed by the right common carotid; other smaller arteries and even major veins may also be involved (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994;Keceligil et al, 1995). Most of the fistulas occur within four weeks of the tracheostomy procedure, but may be delayed for several months (Jones et al, 1972;Billy et al, 1994). Various factors are implicated in the pathogenesis of the fistula, but these appear to be independent of the original indication for the tracheostomy itself (Jones et al, 1972;Carson et al, 1994;Billy et al, 1994).…”

Surgical Management of Recurrent Tracheocarotid Fistula following Endovascular Stent Placement

“…In this case the patient had previously undergone treatment with endovascular common carotid stent placement which complicated her presentation. TIF is much more frequently associated with acute arterial hemorrhage in comparison to TCF which represents approximately 5% of acute bleeding episodes [ 2 ]. Here we present the case of recurrent acute tracheostomy hemorrhage due to a tracheocarotid fistula in the presence of an infected common carotid artery stent.…”