Anesthesia of a patient with an obstructing tracheal mass: a new way to manage the airway.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of upper airway obstruction due to thyroid tumor requiring surgery is presented. Successful establishment of an open tracheal airway was achieved by the insertion of an endotracheal stent and was followed 10 days later by tracheal resection and anastomosis.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Stents
- Thyroid Neoplasms
- Trachea
- Tracheal Stenosis