Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica: incidental finding at tracheal intubation

Incidental radiological finding of tracheal diverticulum.

1010-7940/$ — see front matter # 2007 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.12.007 A 77-year-old man with 30-pack-years smoking history, presented with incidental radiological finding of tracheal diverticulum (Fig. 1). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed (Fig. 2). As the patient was asymptomatic, no surgical correction of the tracheal diverticulum was necessary. Af...

Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica: its relationship to primary tracheobronchial amyloidosis.

Tracheal rupture after tracheal intubation.

We report a case of tracheal rupture in an 84-yr-old patient after tracheal intubation. The aetiology and treatment are discussed and the recent literature is reviewed.

Tracheal intubation.

OBJECTIVE To review current concepts related to the procedure of tracheal intubation in children. SOURCES Relevant articles published from 1968 to 2006 were selected from the MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO databases, using the keywords intubation, tracheal intubation, child, rapid sequence intubation and pediatric airway. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Airway management in children is related to their...

[Hoarseness after tracheal intubation.].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To describe the main causes of hoarseness after undergoing tracheal intubation. CONTENTS Hoarseness is one of the most common postoperatory symptoms after tracheal intubation and the effects vary in terms of duration, depending on the factors that caused it and on how severe the damage to the laryngeal structures. This study performed a brief check-up of the anatomic...