title: Reversible airway obstruction caused by changing the size and length of an endotracheal tube in a premature neonate with suspected tracheomalacia -A case report-.
abstract: Tracheomalacia is a malformation of the tracheal membranosa. It is maintained during spontaneous breathing but can be altered by bronchoscopy or positive airway pressure. Tracheomalacia is associated with a high mortality and may cause prolonged intubation and ventilation. Here, the case of a 13-day-old infant with jejunoileal stenosis that had surgery is reported. During induction of general anesthesia, endotracheal intubation was attempted several times with different sized endotracheal tubes. Airway obstruction occurred after the endotracheal intubation. After the airway was maintained, the operation was completed. Tracheomalacia was diagnosed after otolaryngology evaluation postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Hae Lang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Byung Hoon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Seung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Jun Heum
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yon