| Literature DB >> 25664132 |
Ling Ye1, Pingliang Yang2, Yunxia Zuo1.
Abstract
A 64-yr-old man was admitted because of repeated pneumonia. Both fiberoptic bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy revealed a large tracheoesophageal fistula (15 mm) in the right posterior trachea 1 cm beyond the carina. Coated nickel-titanium shape memory alloy Y shaped stent was planned to seal this fistula under general anesthesia. We took advantage of laryngeal mask airway to insert the fiberoptic bronchoscope to guide the stent placement. Our method of sealing a large tracheoesophageal fistula with LMA under total intravenous anesthesia was successful.Entities:
Keywords: Tracheoesophageal fistula; fiberoptic bronchoscope; laryngeal mask airway
Year: 2014 PMID: 25664132 PMCID: PMC4307579
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Clin Exp Med ISSN: 1940-5901