title: Minitracheotomy: a simple alternative to tracheostomy in obstructive sleep apnoea.
abstract: A patient with obstructive sleep apnoea sufficiently severe to cause papilloedema was managed temporarily with a minitracheotomy. This allowed arterial oxygen saturation to return to normal while he lost weight, before surgery for his enlarged tonsills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, East Birmingham Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGuigan
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen