ANESTHESIA OF A PATIENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTING TRACHEAL MASS - A NEW WAYTO MANAGE THE AIRWAY

Authors
LICKER M SCHWEIZER A NICOLET G HOHN L SPILIOPOULOS A
Citation
M. Licker et al., ANESTHESIA OF A PATIENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTING TRACHEAL MASS - A NEW WAYTO MANAGE THE AIRWAY, Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 41(1), 1997, pp. 84-86
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015172
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
84 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5172(1997)41:1<84:AOAPWA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A case of upper airway obstruction due to thyroid tumor requiring surg ery is presented. Successful establishment of an open tracheal airway was achieved by the insertion of an endotracheal stent and was followe d 10 days later by tracheal resection and anastomosis.