Airway Management of the Right Anterior Segmentectomy through Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) after left pneumonectomy by an adapted double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT): a case report

Airway Management of the Right Anterior Segmentectomy through Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) after left pneumonectomy by an adapted double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT): a case report

Abstract Background Lung resection after previous contralateral pneumonectomy is rare. We present a case of right anterior segmentectomy despite previous left pneumonectomy, demanding special airway management strategy. Case presentation A 48-year-old woman who had left pneumonectomy 2 years ago was...

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Main Authors: Yang Gu, Ruowang Duan, Xin Lv, Jiong Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Double-lumen endobronchial tube
Pneumonectomy
Ventilation
Isolation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0749-z

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