Multidisciplinary management of life-threatening tracheal obstruction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Life-threatening obstruction of the lower trachea is rare, and protocols for treating severe narrowing of the tracheal lumen are scant. We describe our management to provide safe airway control in a severely dyspnoeic patient with unilateral vocal cord paralysis and a 1mm opening of the lower trachea.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Tracheal Stenosis