The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 301-302, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
A technique of airway management in children with obstructed airway due to tumor
JJ Pelton and IA Ratner
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
Airway management of patients with tracheobronchial compression due to
mediastinal masses poses a difficult problem. A new technique of direct
vision endotracheal intubation is described, and other adjunctive measures
are reviewed.