Welded tracheal stent removal in a child under cardiopulmonary bypass.

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  • S C Kao
  • W K Chang
  • M W Pong
  • K W Cheng
  • K H Chan
  • S K Tsai
چکیده

Metallic tracheal stents have been used in the treatment of paediatric tracheomalacia for more than a decade. We describe a case in which critical airway obstruction occurred during removal of a welded tracheal stent using a rigid bronchoscope under general anaesthesia. Life-saving cardiopulmonary bypass was instituted urgently, and the welded stent was then removed successfully by directly opening the trachea.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of anaesthesia

دوره 91 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003