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The Anesthetic Management of a Patient with an Obstructing Intratracheal Mass

A Case Report

TERRY L. DODGE, MD^*, JOHN E. MAHAFFEY, MD, and JOHN D. THOMAS, MD

*Chief Resident and Teaching Fellow. Professor and Chairman. Professor. Department of Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29401.

Abstract

A patient with a large mass in his lower trachea presents a real challenge to the anesthesiologist. The anticipated management and alternatives must be discussed with the surgeons beforehand. This report describes a procedure that successfully managed such a case involving a neurofibroma without evidence of neurofibromatosis.

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