scholarly journals Case of a missed airway stent migration

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e226533
Author(s):  
Torben Smidt-Hansen ◽  
Torben Riis Rasmussen

This case report describes a rare complication to stent management of airway compression. An 84- year-old man was admitted to the outpatient clinic with haemoptysis, cough and dyspnoea. A CT scan showed an intraluminal, non-occluding tumour close to the right side of the main carina. A stent was inserted in the right main bronchus. The patient was, 7 months later, admitted to the emergency room with severe cough and dyspnoea. The stent was produced during a coughing spell. Retrospective investigation of available imaging revealed that the stent had been dislodged to a nearly ’perfect’ position in the left main bronchus several months earlier which, however, had not been noticed and thus not reported by the radiologist describing the CT. The possibility of a right-left confusion should always be kept in mind, especially if a patient presents with renewed symptoms that should have been managed successfully.

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1191-1193
Author(s):  
Saileela Rajan ◽  
Sivasambo Kalpana ◽  
Robert Coelho

AbstractCongenital anomalies of aortic arch and pulmonary arteries can cause airway compression in children. We present a rare case of left main bronchus compression between the right pulmonary artery and descending thoracic aorta, which was successfully treated by aortopexy.


1994 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-148
Author(s):  
KV SURYANARAYANA ◽  
PC CHAMYAL ◽  
MR WAGHRAY

ASVIDE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 547-547
Author(s):  
Monica Casiraghi ◽  
Alessio Vincenzo Mariolo ◽  
Domenico Galetta ◽  
Francesco Petrella ◽  
Daniela Brambilla ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Veronika Kroepfl ◽  
Caecilia Ng ◽  
Herbert Maier ◽  
Paolo Lucciarini ◽  
Stefan Scheidl ◽  
...  

Carcinoids of the left main bronchus are rare tumors of the bronchial system and patients often present with dyspnea, asthma-like symptoms, and pneumonia. Gold standard for therapy of carcinoids is surgical resection, but the surgical approach for segmental resection and anastomosis of the left main bronchus is a matter of discussion. With a left-sided approach the access to the bronchus is blocked by the aortic arch and the pulmonary vein. If a right-sided approach is performed, the problem of ventilation during resection and anastomosis of the bronchus occurs. We present a surgical approach from the right side using intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to assure oxygen supply for resection of a typical carcinoid of the left main stem bronchus, and discuss the current literature.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1056-1058
Author(s):  
Ronak Sheth ◽  
Roy Varghese ◽  
Kothandam Sivakumar

AbstractLeft aortic arch with right descending aorta is a rare congenital anomaly. We describe the clinical presentation of this unusual anomaly associated with cardiorespiratory compromise from severe aortic obstruction and left main bronchus compression. The anatomical peculiarities, embryological basis, and surgical solutions are presented.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideo Ichimura ◽  
Yuichiro Ozawa ◽  
Masanari Shiigai ◽  
Seiji Shiotani ◽  
Kazunori Kikuchi ◽  
...  

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