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Anesthesia of a patient with an obstructing tracheal mass: a new way to manage the airway |
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| Authors: | M. LICKER A. SCHWEIZER G. NICOLET L. HOHN A. SPILIOPOULOS |
| Affiliation: | Division of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland;Division of Anesthesiology, Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland;Division of Pneumology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Airway obstruction intubation tracheal surgery |