3D Virtual Bronchoscopy as an Aid to Airway Management in a Patient with Anterior Mediastinal Mass.
Ann Card Anaesth
; 27(2): 165-168, 2024 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Mediastinal masses pose one of the great challenges for any anesthesiologist during airway maintenance, underlining the need to devise a well-formulated plan to avoid perioperative complications. As a general rule, such patients are managed with spontaneous ventilation without the use of muscle relaxants and awake intubation. We report a case of a 66-year-old male with severe dyspnea, having a very large invasive anterior mediastinal mass, causing left lung collapse for urgent debulking surgery. The tracheobronchial compromise was ruled out using three-dimensional reconstruction on computed tomography imaging (virtual bronchoscopy) and that helped in using general anesthesia with muscle relaxation for subsequent endotracheal intubation and surgery.
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Assunto principal:
Broncoscopia
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Manuseio das Vias Aéreas
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Card Anaesth
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Índia