title: Sudden endotracheal tube block in a patient of Achalasia Cardia.
abstract: Endotracheal tube block due to various mechanical causes such as mucous, blood clot, denture, and ampoules have been reported. A patient of achalasia cardia with chronic passive aspiration pneumonitis developed mucoid mass in the respiratory passage which dislodged during the surgical procedure. The episode occurred almost an hour after induction of anesthesia and the dislodged mucoid mass blocked the lumen of endotracheal tube, leading to hypoxia and impending cardiac arrest. However, the patient was salvaged by replacing the tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.lastname: Kishor
authors.forename: Vinit Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar