title: Airway obstruction after extubation following use of transesophageal echocardiography for posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position.
abstract: We report respiratory obstruction following surgery in the sitting position with tracheal intubation and placement of a transesophageal echocardiography probe. Obstruction was due to pharyngeal oedema, which resolved with 24 hours. The mechanisms of this complication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansarinagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. mihirpandia@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Mihir Prakash
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pandia
authors.forename: Parmod Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bithal
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhagat
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011187:Posture