A simple method for the induction of topical laryngo-tracheo-bronchial anesthesia.

Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications

Introduction: Foreign-body (FB) aspiration in the airway of children is a life-threatening clinical situation responsible for many deaths each year. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different clinical presentations, methods of diagnosis, types and complications of FB inhalation in the pediatric age group.   Materials and Methods: The study included patients who presented with a def...

Laryngo-tracheo-bronchial anesthesia for bronchoscopy and bronchography with pontocaine.

A new mirror-cannula for laryngo-tracheo-bronchial anesthesia, medication, or instillation of opaque oils.

Frequently there comes to the laryngologist, bronchoscopist, and pulmonologist a desire to possess three hands. This is especially true during the process of anesthetizing the larynx, trachea, or bronchi. The usual procedure is to hold the mirror in one hand, the cannula in the other, using the patient or an assistant to make traction on the tongue. This means a total of three hands about the m...

Laryngo-tracheo-bronchial stenosis in a patient with primary pulmonary amyloidosis: a case report and brief review.

PURPOSE To report a case of lower respiratory tract obstruction occurring in a patient with primary pulmonary amyloidosis and discuss anesthetic management. CLINICAL FEATURES A 53-yr-old man was referred to our institution for microlaryngoscopy and laser treatment of the larynx. He presented with a five-year history of primary laryngo-tracheo-bronchial amyloidosis and symptoms consistent with...

Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal clefts

A laryngo-tracheo-esophageal cleft (LC) is a congenital malformation characterized by an abnormal, posterior, sagittal communication between the larynx and the pharynx, possibly extending downward between the trachea and the esophagus. The estimated annual incidence of LC is 1/10,000 to 1/20,000 live births, accounting for 0.2% to 1.5% of congenital malformations of the larynx. These incidence ...