Anesthesia for massive retrosternal goiter with severe intrathoracic tracheal narrowing: The challenges imposed -A case report-

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 474-478

  Tan, Peter Chee Seong ^a   Esa, Norzalina ^a  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Awake fiberoptic intubation; Dexmedetomidine; Difficult airway; Mediastinal mass

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CARBIMAZOLE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ESMOLOL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LIDOCAINE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; PATIENT CARE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; SURGEON; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID MASS; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEA COMPRESSION;

EID: 84930483337     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2012.62.5.474     Document Type: Article

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