title: Awake microlaryngoscopy and serial balloon dilation in a third trimester multigravida with subglottic tracheal stenosis: anesthetic implications.
abstract: Tracheal stenosis in pregnancy is a relatively rare occurrence and there are limited data regarding the perioperative management of these patients. Various surgical treatment options are available to include open repair, long-term tracheostomy, or endoscopic repair (rigid versus balloon dilation). We report the case of a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy, with known recurrent and worsening history of subglottic tracheal stenosis, who underwent awake microlaryngoscopy with potassium titanyl phosphate laser radial incision and serial tracheal balloon dilation under topical anesthesia with sedation. We further discuss her perioperative multidisciplinary management.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carness
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Berman