Anaesthetic management during repair of tracheo-oesophageal fistula.
A flexible fibreoptic laryngoscope was used to facilitate the passage of a long polyvinyl chloride tracheal tube into the left main bronchus during repair of a tracheo-oesophageal fistula situated near the carina in a patient in whom intubation with a double-lumen endobronchial tube was difficult. Close monitoring of neuromuscular transmission using a peripheral nerve stimulator also contributed to the successful anaesthetic management of this patient.
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001980:Bronchi; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*