title: The use of a bronchial blocker to rescue an ill-fitting double-lumen endotracheal tube.
abstract: Using certain specialized endotracheal tubes designed to allow single-lung ventilation for certain thoracic surgical procedures may be fraught with technical difficulties owing to common anatomic anomalies. This case report describes a simple solution for an ill-fitting right double-lumen endotracheal tube using a balloon-tipped catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nino
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Body
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hartigan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy