Intraoperative monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during single-lung ventilation in esophagectomy.
We describe the use of a surface electrode attached to a double-lumen endobronchial tube to identify and monitor the recurrent laryngeal nerve during esophagectomy in single-lung ventilation. The technique is demonstrated in the case of a patient with carcinoma of the distal esophagus.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. thomashemmerling@hotmail.com
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Hemmerling
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Schmidt
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Jacobi
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Klein
D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial