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Anesthesia of a patient with an obstructing tracheal mass: a new way to manage the airway
Author(s) -
LICKER M.,
SCHWEIZER A.,
NICOLET G.,
HOHN L.,
SPILIOPOULOS A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04617.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , airway obstruction , surgery , tracheal stenosis , anastomosis , anesthesia , stent , airway management
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.