Welded tracheal stent removal in a child under cardiopulmonary bypass.
Metallic tracheal stents have been used in the treatment of paediatric tracheomalacia for more than a decade. We describe a case in which critical airway obstruction occurred during removal of a welded tracheal stent using a rigid bronchoscope under general anaesthesia. Life-saving cardiopulmonary bypass was instituted urgently, and the welded stent was then removed successfully by directly opening the trachea.
Kao
S C
SC
Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang
W K
WK
Pong
M W
MW
Cheng
K W
KW
Chan
K H
KH
Tsai
S K
SK
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014132:Trachea; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*