1/2. Spontaneous breathing combined with high frequency ventilation during bronchoscopic resection of a large tracheal tumour.A patient with learning difficulties had a large tracheal tumour at the carina that caused severe respiratory distress. I.v. anaesthesia with propofol, spontaneous breathing through a tracheal tube, and high frequency jet ventilation were successfully employed during bronchoscopic resection of the tumour.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Tracheal lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma: a case report.Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma is rare in locations other than nasopharynx. We report the second case of this tumour in trachea, in a young female patient, who was managed with concomitent surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient is disease free in the one-year follow up. The tumour presented difficulties during intubation for general anaesthesia and during surgery. association with Epstein-Barr virus was not found in our case.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |