[Right main bronchus tumoral obstruction during left pneumonectomy].
We report a case of severe airway obstruction during a pneumonectomy, due to a tumor embolus in the contralateral main bronchus. Trachea was intubated with a single-lumen tube with a bronchial blocker. This kind of accident is very rare, and often fatal. The mass was retrieved by rigid bronchoscopy and the patient made an uneventful recovery.
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Service d'Anesthésie, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, 97400 Saint-Pierre, France. philippe.markowicz@wanadoo.fr
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D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*