PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - H Hathurusinghe
AU  - H Uppal
AU  - R Shortridge
AU  - C Read
TI  - Case of the month: Dislodged tracheo-oesophageal valve: importance of rapid replacement or stenting
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2005.024174
DP  - 2006 Apr 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 322--324
VI  - 23
IP  - 4
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/4/322.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/4/322.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2006 Apr 01; 23
AB  - Dislodgement of a tracheo-oesophageal prosthesis needs prompt action to ensure patency and prevent aspiration in patients with total laryngectomy. Failure to do so may lead to an unnecessary repeat tracheo-oesophageal puncture. This case report is about a patient who needed a repeat procedure under general anaesthetic. It highlights the need for emergency physicians to be aware of this not uncommon event in a patient with a laryngectomy and to refer them immediately for ENT review.