title: Successful double lumen tube insertion in a patient with unanticipated laryngeal and tracheal web.
abstract: A 45-year-old female patient admitted for surgical management of carcinoma esophagus, presented with difficulty in insertion of left-sided 37 F and 35 F double lumen tube (Mallinckrodt® Broncho-Cath). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a subglottic web in the larynx just below the vocal cords and a tracheal web just above the carina. Differential lung ventilation could be achieved with a 35 F internal diameter double lumen tube (Portex® Blueline® Endobronchial tube).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, G. B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. drsanjulavirmani@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sanjula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: Kiranlata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiro
authors.forename: Hricha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: Devesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Nawab
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications*