TRACHEAL INJURY DURING THYROID SURGERY

racheal injury in general is relatively rare and during thyroid surgery is extremely rare 1 . Clinical awareness of general and endocrine surgeons regarding this possible complication is so important to avoid serious sequelae of tracheal perforation during surgery. No published specific reports describing tracheal injury and their management during thyroid surgery. The most common cause for iatrogenic tracheal injury was endotracheal intubation 2 . In this paper, we would like to report the experience of four general surgeons from four major hospitals in Basrah regarding tracheal injury during thyroid surgery.