Successful treatment of tracheoinnominate artery fistula following tracheostomy in a patient with cerebrovascular disease

Abstract

Tracheoinnominate artery fstula is a critical complication of tracheostomy. The most important factors infuencing patient outcome are prompt diag- nosis, immediate control of bleeding with a patent airway, and emergency operation with or without interruption of the innominate artery. Here, we report a case of tracheoinnominate artery fstula in a 40-year-old woman with cerebrovascular accident who was successfully managed with an aorta-axillary artery bypass. © 2012 The Korean Neurosurgical Society.