caa a22 4500 388084782 CHVBK 20180307125227.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199907 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100144871 doi S0022215100144871 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100144871 Tungekar M. F. Department of Histopathology, St Thomas' Hospital, (United Medical and Dental School), London, UK Tracheocarotid artery fistula infected with methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus [Elektronische Daten] [M. F. Tungekar] Massive life-threatening haemorrhage from a fistula between the trachea and a major blood vessel of the neck is a rare complication of the tracheostomy procedure, well-recognized by anaesthetists and otolaryngologists. Although the lesion is likely to be encountered at autopsy, it is not described in histopathological literature. The possible causes are discussed together with the macroscopic and microscopic appearances of the lesion. Suitable procedures for its identification and for obtaining appropriate histopathological blocks are suggested. Presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has not been documented before and might have contributed to the genesis of the fistula in this case. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Fistula nationallicence Haemorrhage nationallicence Tracheostomy nationallicence Staphylococcus infections nationallicence Methicillin resistance nationallicence The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/7(1999-07), 689-691 0022-2151 113:7<689 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144871 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144871 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Tungekar M. F. Department of Histopathology, St Thomas' Hospital, (United Medical and Dental School), London, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/7(1999-07), 689-691 0022-2151 113:7<689 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge