title: Welded tracheal stent removal in a child under cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: 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*