Anaesthesia for tracheal resection: a new way to manage the airway.
A case of lower tracheal resection is reported. A number 28 Foley catheter was modified and successfully used to ventilate the lungs through the short distal tracheal stump.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*