title: [Case of difficult ventilation due to trachea stricture during general anesthesia in a morbidly obese patient].
abstract: Obesity has various coexisting illnesses, and the risk of the anesthesia management in an obese patient is high. We report a case of difficult ventilation by trachea stricture during general anesthesia in a morbidly obese patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Konan Hospital, Kobe 658-0064.
authors.forename: Kunihito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kayama
authors.forename: Taiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sigeyama
authors.forename: Saburou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayami
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*