Late Complication of Tracheostomy: Larynx-Shaped Reorganization of the Tracheal Rings or the True Larynx?

Tracheostomy is a well-established, commonly used surgical procedure, whose early and late complications are widely described in literature. Some of them remain still poorly known, though. One of these rare complications is a peculiar larynx-shaped reorganization of the tracheal rings and cricoid cartilage. This tracheal narrowing seems to be nonsymptomatic and not life-threatening, at least as long as the reduction of the lumen is <50% 75%. Such a finding has never been described so far in the literature, and should be kept in mind as one of late complication of tracheostomy.