title: Peripheral Cardiopulmonary Bypass under Local Anaesthesia for Tracheal Tumour Resection.
abstract: A 63 year-old female was diagnosed with an adenoid cystic carcinoma causing near total tracheal lumen obstruction. The tumour was successfully resected using cardiopulmonary bypass via femoral vessels under local anaesthetic before induction to secure the airway and facilitate the operation.
authors: Cardiac Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia; Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: c.villanueva@unsw.edu.au.
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Villanueva
authors: Cardiac Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Milder
authors: Cardiac Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia.
authors: Con
authors: C
authors: Manganas
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*