1.
Br J Anaesth
; 93(6): 865-7, 2004 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15465839
ABSTRACT
A 71-yr-old female with a malignant thyroid tumour was to undergo thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia. Preoperative chest x-ray and plain computed tomography (CT) showed severe tracheal stenosis. Three-dimensional figures of the trachea and a virtual bronchoscopic movie were obtained from multi-slice CT to evaluate the stenotic region and to simulate fibroscopic tracheal intubation, respectively. After induction of general anaesthesia with propofol, a tracheal tube was successfully passed through the stenotic region under the guide of a fibroscope as simulated in the virtual movie. We conclude that multi-slice CT is useful for preoperative airway evaluation for patients with stenosis and distortion of the trachea.
Subject(s)
Intubation, Intratracheal/methods , Preoperative Care/methods , Tracheal Stenosis/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Female , Humans , Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods , Thyroid Neoplasms/complications , Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Tracheal Stenosis/etiology
2.
Pediatr. mod
; 18(1): 40-3, 1983.
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-17121
3.
Pediatr. mod
; 18(1): 44-7, 1983.
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-17122
4.
Pediatr. mod
; 18(3): 169-80, passim, 1983.
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-17208