Tracheopathia osteochondroplastica: a cause of unexpected difficulty in tracheal intubation

A 60-year-old man presented for aortocoronary saphenous vein grafting; tracheal intubation was found to be difficult before surgery. Bronchoscopy at the time suggested tracheal carcinoma, but subsequent biopsy of the trachea demonstrated tracheopathia osteochondroplastica. The condition is described...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia 1987-05, Vol.42 (5), p.536-538
Hauptverfasser:	SMITH, D. C, PILLAI, R, GILLBE, C. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on type of surgery Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Humans Intubation, Intratracheal Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Osteochondrodysplasias - complications Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass Tracheal Diseases - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	A 60-year-old man presented for aortocoronary saphenous vein grafting; tracheal intubation was found to be difficult before surgery. Bronchoscopy at the time suggested tracheal carcinoma, but subsequent biopsy of the trachea demonstrated tracheopathia osteochondroplastica. The condition is described and its implications for anaesthetists are discussed.
ISSN:	0003-2409 1365-2044
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb04049.x