Subtotal tracheal resection: a case report and review of airway, anaesthetic and post-operative problems.
A case is described of an unusual recurring intrathoracic tumour necessitating resection of the trachea and replacement with a musculocutaneous flap. The problems encountered with the airway, the anaesthetic and the post-operative course are discussed.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D012119:Respiration; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*