Airway Management for Tracheal Perforation After Left Hemi-Thyroid Lobectomy: A Case Report

Masato Ryo; Shunsaku Goto; Keiko Hamada; Yasuko Nagasaka

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946437

04 April 2025 : Case report Japan

Airway Management for Tracheal Perforation After Left Hemi-Thyroid Lobectomy: A Case Report

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Masato Ryo

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946437

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946437

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Figure 1. Preoperative images of neck computed tomography and bronchoscopes. Computed tomography images showing the tracheal perforation (white arrow) on the left side of the trachea (A) and subcutaneous emphysema (asterisk). (B). Bronchoscope images showing the tracheal perforation extended through 5 cartilage rings (C) and mucosal bleeding caused by minimal scope manipulation (D).

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Airway Management for Tracheal Perforation After Left Hemi-Thyroid Lobectomy: A Case Report

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