Severe subglottic stenosis after resection of anterior mediastinal tumor using a double‑lumen tube: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Double‑lumen tubes (DLTs) are commonly used for differential pulmonary ventilation during thoracic surgery. Few reports exist on subglottic stenosis among patients who underwent surgery involving DLTs; we lack immediate postoperative period documentation leading up to the onset and subsequent recovery of subglottic stenosis. Herein, we present a case of a 75-year-old woman successfully treated for subglottic stenosis after DLT.

Case description

A 75-year-old woman presented to our hospital with an abnormal chest shadow, which was identified during a medical examination. Chest computed tomography revealed an anterior mediastinal mass with a poor contrast effect measuring 6.0 cm × 3.1 cm × 1.9 cm, which grew from 2.2 to 6.0 cm over 21 months. Low and high signals we

SUBMITTER: Oiwa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789894 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature