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SURGERY TODAY
Volume 51, Issue 12, Pages 2000-2005Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-021-02331-4
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Severe tracheal stenosis
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The treatment of thyroid carcinoma invading into the thoracic cavity with severe airway stenosis is challenging due to the high risk of acute respiratory decompensation during anesthesia. ECMO, a life support technique, is used for severe, reversible respiratory or cardiac failure refractory to conventional management. While careful consideration of risks and benefits is necessary, the use of ECMO in anesthesia management can be a rational and effective strategy for maintaining oxygenation.
The treatment of a thyroid carcinoma extending into the thoracic cavity with severe airway stenosis is difficult, since there is a risk of acute respiratory decompensation at every stage of anesthesia. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support technique for maintaining both the cardiac and respiratory functions. It is used for the management of acute, severe, reversible respiratory or cardiac failure refractory to conventional management. We herein describe the use of ECMO for the anesthetic management of an elderly patient with severe airway stenosis caused by thyroid carcinoma invasion, which underwent total thyroidectomy with the resection of four tracheal rings and end-to-end anastomosis under a median sternotomy. Although the risks and benefits should be carefully weighed before a decision to use ECMO is made, the use of ECMO in the management of general anesthesia may be a rational and effective strategy for maintaining oxygenation.
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