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Anesthetic Management of Upper Tracheal Cancer Resection and Reconstruction: A Case Report

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Abstract Tracheal tumor resection and reconstruction is the primary treatment for tracheal tumors. The trachea is the surgical site as well as an important channel to ensure ventilation and maintain… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Tracheal tumor resection and reconstruction is the primary treatment for tracheal tumors. The trachea is the surgical site as well as an important channel to ensure ventilation and maintain oxygenation during surgery. In this report, we describe the successful management of an upper tracheal tumor in a 50-year-old patient. The tumor was situated approximately 2–3 cm below the vocal cords, occluding the tracheal lumen by 80%. Conventional orotracheal intubation was expected to be impossible, and the patient was managed with an I-Gel supraglottic airway for mechanical ventilation with the assistance of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO). After securing tracheal intubation via the tracheostomy site, VV ECMO was weaned off, and mechanical ventilation was changed to tracheal intubation. Eventually, tracheal tumor resection and reconstruction were successfully performed under general anesthesia. No specific events occurred during anesthetic management. Careful preoperative planning and good teamwork made the procedure possible without complications.

Keywords: management upper; resection reconstruction; tracheal; resection

Journal Title: International Medical Case Reports Journal
Year Published: 2022

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