Thyroid Artery Embolization for Tracheostomy Site Bleeding: A Report of Three Cases

Abstract

In this case report, the authors present three cases of post-tracheostomy site bleeding successfully treated using embolization, supplemented by CT and angiography images. This report highlights that embolization can be a viable alternative when surgical or endoscopic interventions fail or are not applicable in cases of post-tracheostomy bleeding.

Keywords

• embolization
• tracheostomy
• complications