Successful one-lung ventilation in a patient with aberrant tracheal bronchus.
We report a 47-yr-old patient who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer. Because of the isolated ventilation of the right upper lobe after occlusion of the right mainstem bronchus, bronchoscopic re-confirmation exposed an aberrant tracheal bronchus. A Fogarty tube was introduced to block the tracheal bronchus and provide one-lung ventilation.
Lee
Hui-Ling
HL
Department of Anaesthesia, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ho
Angie C Y
AC
Cheng
Robin K S
RK
Shyr
Ming-Hwang
MH
D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology