title: The anesthetic management of a case of tracheal necrosis.
abstract: A 63-yr-old female patient developed a tracheal necrosis after esophageal resection with gastric interposition. We report the anesthetic management of this patient undergoing tracheal repair focusing on an original airway management and ventilation strategy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Anesthesiology, †Intensive Care, ‡Digestive Surgery, and §Plastic Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dereeper
authors.forename: Clarence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karler
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Guy-Bernard
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Cadière
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urbain
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sosnowski
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
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