Open AccessPostoperative secondary aggravation of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and hypoxemia with bilateral carotid body tumor: A case report
Author(s) -
Xi Yang,
Xiaoguang He,
Donghui Jiang,
Chun Feng,
Rui Nie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6150
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , hypoxemia , carotid body , hypopnea , sleep apnea , cardiology , anesthesia , apnea , polysomnography , carotid arteries
Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a chemoreceptor tumor located in the carotid body, accounting for approximately 0.22% of head and neck tumors. Surgery is the main treatment method for the disease.