Percutaneous trans-tracheal endoscope assisted excision of thoracic tracheal tumour in a four-year-old child in an emergency setting
Patients with lower thoracic tracheal obstruction arising as a result of neoplasms most commonly present in the hospital emergency. These pathologies are rare and the therapeutic options are also limited. We present a case of a four year old male with a lower thoracic tracheal tumor who presented to...
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2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Patients with lower thoracic tracheal obstruction arising as a result of neoplasms most commonly present in the hospital emergency. These pathologies are rare and the therapeutic options are also limited. We present a case of a four year old male with a lower thoracic tracheal tumor who presented to us in casualty with stridor and respiratory distress. A unique management approach employing the use of transtracheal endoscopy is described. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101960 |