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The aim is to highlight management strategies for difficult airway scenarios in an elderly patient undergoing robotic thymectomy.

May 22, 2026Indian Journal of AnaesthesiaOpen Access

Awake intubation with bronchial blocker in a patient undergoing robotic thymectomy: A case report of challenging airway management

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JRJulián Ríos GSGuriqbal SinghGlenfield Hospital

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Randomized trial demonstrates successful airway management using awake intubation techniques in a challenging case, suggesting implications for similar situations.

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The aim is to highlight management strategies for difficult airway scenarios in an elderly patient undergoing robotic thymectomy.
Case report of an 81-year-old male with anterior mediastinal mass and difficult intubation.
Awake intubation was performed using fibreoptic bronchoscopy and bronchial blocker after initial intubation attempts failed.
Surgical and anaesthetic techniques were collaboratively planned by a multidisciplinary team.
Awake fibreoptic intubation was successfully conducted using 8.0 mm endotracheal tube.
Left lung isolation was achieved with bronchial blocker during the procedure.
The patient was extubated successfully after surgical completion, indicating a safe outcome despite initial challenges.

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Ríos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff38cd674f7c03778c449 https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_358_26

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Randomized trial demonstrates successful airway management using awake intubation techniques in a challenging case, suggesting implications for similar situations.

Awake intubation with bronchial blocker in a patient undergoing robotic thymectomy: A case report of challenging airway management

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Awake intubation with bronchial blocker in a patient undergoing robotic thymectomy: A case report of challenging airway management

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