Successful Management of Airway Emergency in a Patient with Esophageal Cancer
A 60-year-old man with advanced esophageal cancer was admitted for surgical placement of a feeding jejunostomy tube before commencement of chemoradiotherapy. His esophageal cancer had directly invaded the posterior tracheal wall, inducing a nearly total obstruction of the distal trachea. On the day...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
2015-05-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2015-30-2-135.pdf |