Affiliation:
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Abstract
We report a case of rupture of the left main bronchus in a female patient with oesophageal carcinoma, who had received thoracic radiotherapy preoperatively. Endotracheal intubation was achieved with a left-sided double-lumen tube. After almost three hours of intubation and one and half hours of one-lung ventilation, bronchial injury was detected. Immediate surgical repair of the membranous part of the bronchus was undertaken, as well as completion of the oesophagectomy. Radiotherapy-induced damage to the bronchus was thought to have contributed to the rupture. The presentation, diagnosis and management of intraoperative bronchial rupture are discussed.
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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