Posterior mediastinal mass: Do we need to worry much?
oleh: Parin Lalwani, Rajiv Chawla, Mritunjay Kumar, Akhilesh S Tomar, Padmalatha Raman
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Anesthetic management of mediastinal masses is challenging. There is abundant literature available on anesthesia management of anterior mediastinal mass. Anesthetic management of posterior mediastinal mass lesions normally have uneventful course. We describe airway collapse and difficult mechanical ventilation in the postoperative period in a patient with posterior mediastinal mass.