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March 9, 2024Archives of Anesthesia and Critical CareOpen Access

Difficult Airway Management with Awake Fiberoptic Intubation and Cross Table Ventilation in a Case of Acquired TEF with Severe Subglottic Stenosis

S. Mehta Jyoti Despande Pooja Nirwan Dhiraj Chopra

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We report a case of 30-year male who presented with Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula with subglottic stenosis and Aspiration Pneumonitis. Patient was managed with Feeding Jejunostomy, Tracheoesophageal Fistula repair and Tracheoplasty, after which patient recovered well. Difficult airway was managed by Awake Fiberoptic Intubation and cross-table ventilation through flexometallic tube intraoperatively during TEF repair.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e74e0bb6db6435876c61e3 https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v10i2.15071

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