Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 20 11 2017 11 01 Obstructive Tracheal Pseudomembrane 714 715 EN Shanay Niusha Farshid Salehi Mohammad Behgam Shadmehr Journal Article Obstructive tracheal pseudomembrane is a rare complication of endotracheal intubation, which could cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation. Hereby, we reported a patient who had only undergone a short course of intubation for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and developed progressive respiratory distress after extubation.