Unexpected tracheobronchomalacia during cardiac operation in a patient with Marfan's syndrome

• Published in: Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 56; no. 4; p. 414
• Main Authors: Shimode, Noriko, Itani, Motoi, Yada, Sachiko, Arimura, Yoshinobu, Tsujimoto, Saburo, Tashiro, Chikara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.04.2007
• Subjects: Aortic Valve - surgery; Bronchial Diseases - diagnosis; Bronchial Diseases - surgery; Bronchoscopy; Cartilage Diseases - diagnosis; Cartilage Diseases - surgery; Fiber Optic Technology; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Intraoperative Period; Male; Marfan Syndrome - surgery; Middle Aged; Reoperation; Tracheal Diseases - diagnosis; Tracheal Diseases - surgery

A 56-year-old man with Marfan's syndrome was scheduled for a valve-sparing aortic root replacement operation because of annuloaortic ectasia and aortic regurgitation. He had severe dyspnea. When the operation started, SpO2 decreased at the time of the median sternotomy, and increased by manual...