title: Airway Management via Laryngeal Mask in Laryngotracheal Resection.
abstract: We present a case of impassable subglottic stenosis scheduled for tracheal resection and reconstruction managed by establishing a supraglottic airway. Despite careful preoperative evaluation, the stenosis was localized higher than anticipated, rendering conventional intubation impossible. Laryngeal mask bridging to cross-field ventilation was feasible and jet ventilation and cardiopulmonary bypass were available as emergency strategies. Surgery and emergence went uneventful. Perioperative considerations are discussed in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kreft
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hachenberg
keywords: airway management; thoracic surgery; tracheal surgery