Intra-operative tracheal obstruction by tumour fragments.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient underwent oesophageal dilatation for invasive secondary carcinoma. During the course of the procedure, ventilation of the patient's lungs became impossible due to total tracheal obstruction. A rigid bronchoscopy was performed and the cause was found to be fragments of tumour that had broken off and were behaving like a ball-valve in the trachea and right main bronchus.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Intraoperative Complications
- Tracheal Neoplasms