Severe airway management problems during insertion of a cuffed oesophageal stent.
A 68-year-old man underwent a general anaesthetic for insertion of an oesophageal stent for a tracheo-oesophageal fistula. The authors report the management of severe airway problems caused by the insertion of the stent and discuss the use of a double lumen tube in this situation.
Langham
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Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
McLaren
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D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D015607:Stents; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*