2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.59078
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Unexpected Airway Collapse: A Rare Case of Spontaneous Postoperative Tracheobronchomalacia in the Absence of Identifiable Risk Factors

Will S Roberts,
Shawn Price,
Brendan P Chernicki
et al.

Abstract: We report the case of a 53-year-old female who developed tracheobronchomalacia immediately following an uncomplicated robotic hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy to treat postmenopausal bleeding. Induction of anesthesia was notable for moderately difficult intubation, managed with applied cricothyroid pressure and a small 6.5 endotracheal tube placement via GlideScope. The surgical course was uneventful. The patient remained intubated in the post-anesthesia care unit but was not providing end-tid… Show more

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