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General anaesthesia in a patient with undiagnosed "saber-sheath" trachea
1Department of Anaesthesia, The Ipswich Hospital, NHS Trust, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
|August 22, 2001
Abstract:
Saber-sheath trachea describes an abnormality in the shape of the trachea caused by underlying disease processes. We present a case of tracheal stenosis in a patient with undiagnosed saber-sheath trachea, in which there was unexpected difficulty in ventilating the lungs despite a good view at laryngoscopy and visually confirmed tracheal intubation.