Journal article
Challenges in Double-Lumen Tube Placement Due to Idiopathic Laryngotracheal Stenosis in a Right Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient: A Case Report
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.17(2), e78366
02/01/2025
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78366
PMCID: PMC11876788
PMID: 40041660
Abstract
We report a case of idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis (ILTS) in a 72-year-old woman scheduled for a right upper lobectomy. Although she had no history of tracheal intubation or respiratory disease, her bronchus was stenosed for approximately 2 cm starting 5 cm below the vocal cords, with the narrowest lumen measuring 10 mm, which impeded placement of a 32 Fr double-lumen tube (DLT). Consequently, a 7.5 mm endotracheal tube with a bronchial blocker was used for lung isolation. Even without a history of tracheal stenosis, it is crucial to evaluate potential stenosis using CT or endoscopy. If symptoms occur, endoscopic or surgical treatment should be considered.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Challenges in Double-Lumen Tube Placement Due to Idiopathic Laryngotracheal Stenosis in a Right Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient: A Case Report
- Creators
- Marie FujiiDaisuke SugiyamaEri MatsuuraKenichi Ueda
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.17(2), e78366
- DOI
- 10.7759/cureus.78366
- PMID
- 40041660
- PMCID
- PMC11876788
- NLM abbreviation
- Cureus
- ISSN
- 2168-8184
- eISSN
- 2168-8184
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984787448202771
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