Open AccessAnesthetic Management of a Patient With an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in the Prone Position: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Alfredo Armas,
Aaron N Primm
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aanda practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2575-3126
DOI - 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001142
Subject(s) - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , medicine , sedation , complication , prone position , surgery , anesthetic , mediastinal mass , anesthesia , pancreatitis
Patients with anterior mediastinal masses pose a significant challenge to anesthesiologists. Catastrophic outcomes have been described in patients with mediastinal masses undergoing anesthesia. However, despite an abundance of literature discussing anesthetic management of these patients, there is a lack of reports detailing the management of this population undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures under sedation. We report on a 28-year-old man with a large anterior mediastinal mass who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the prone position under moderate to deep sedation without complication.