Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica and difficult intubation: case report and perioperative recommendations for anesthesiologists

Abstract Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica is a rare disorder characterized by cartilaginous or ossified submucosal nodules that project into the tracheobronchial lumen. It is typically discovered in the evaluation of chronic upper respiratory symptoms. A case of a completely asymptomatic ma...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2013-12, Vol.25 (8), p.659-661
Main Authors: Warner, Matthew A., MD, Chestnut, David H., MD, Thompson, Gregory, MD, Bottcher, Michael, MD, Tobert, Daren, MD, Nofftz, Mary, CRNA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Airway management
Airway Management - methods
Anesthesia
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Anesthesia, General - methods
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchoscopy - methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Difficult intubation
Glottis
Humans
Intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Larynx
Male
Medical imaging
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Osteochondrodysplasias - complications
Osteochondrodysplasias - diagnosis
Pain Medicine
Patients
Perioperative Care - methods
Prostatectomy
Tomography
Tracheal Diseases - complications
Tracheal Diseases - diagnosis
Tracheal Stenosis - etiology
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica
Tumors
Ventilation
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Summary:Abstract Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica is a rare disorder characterized by cartilaginous or ossified submucosal nodules that project into the tracheobronchial lumen. It is typically discovered in the evaluation of chronic upper respiratory symptoms. A case of a completely asymptomatic man diagnosed with extensive disease throughout his upper airway after unanticipated difficult endotracheal intubation for elective surgery, is presented.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2013.05.010