Management of difficult airway in intratracheal tumor surgery.
BACKGROUND
Tracheal malignancies are usual victim of delay in diagnosis by virtue of their symptoms resembling asthma. Sometimes delayed diagnosis may lead to almost total airway obstruction. For difficult airways, not leaving any possibility of manipulation into neck region or endoscopic intervention, femorofemoral cardiopulmonary bypass can be a promising approach.


METHODS
We are presenting a case of tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma (cylindroma) occupying about 90% of the tracheal lumen. It was successfully managed by surgical excision of mass by sternotomy and tracheotomy under femorofemoral cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).


CONCLUSIONS
Any patient with recurrent respiratory symptoms should be evaluated by radiological and endoscopic means earlier to avoid delay in diagnosis of such conditions. Femorofemoral cardiopulmonary bypass is a relatively safe way of managing certain airway obstructions.
Goyal
Amit
A
Neuro-otology Unit, Department of Neuro-surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareily Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) - 226 014, India.
Tyagi
Isha
I
Neuro-otology Unit, Department of Neuro-surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareily Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) - 226 014, India.
Tewari
Prabhat
P
Department of Anesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareily Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) - 226 014, India.
Agarwal
Surendra K
SK
Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareily Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) - 226 014, India.
Syal
Rajan
R
Neuro-otology Unit, Department of Neuro-surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareily Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) - 226 014, India.