title: [Tubal malpositioning as a cause of tubal cuff hernia].
abstract: Airway obstruction of endotracheal tubes may occur during general anaesthesia. A case is reported where endobronchial intubation and inflation of the cuff caused herniation into the left bronchus before the malpositioning had been corrected. This led to a cuff herniation that caused airway obstruction at the end of anaesthesia. The regional overinflation of the tubes cuff could be reproduced by a model by other tubes of the same type. Malpositioning of endotracheal tubes may cause cuff herniation that potentially leads to acute airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Penner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Diemer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lawin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*
vernacular_title: Tubusfehllage als Ursache einer Tubus-Cuffhernie.