Open AccessThe Successful Management of Thoracoscopic Thoracic Duct Ligation in a Compromised Infant with Targeted Lobar Deflation
Author(s) -
Masahiko Takahashi,
Yukinori Kurokawa,
Hiroaki Toyama,
Ryuichi Hasegawa,
Yoshiaki Hashimoto
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00021
Subject(s) - medicine , ligation , thoracoscopy , blockade , thoracic duct , surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , anesthesia , pathology , receptor , lymphatic system
We describe the successful management of thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation in a 2.5-kg compromised infant by using selective lobar-bronchial blockade. The technique reduces the risk of intraprocedural physiologic impairment, allowing the benefits of otherwise minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures, even when the conditions of children are severely compromised.