Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment
Postoperative airway obstructions are potentially life-threatening complications. These obstructions may be classified as functional (sagging tongue, laryngospasm, or bronchospasm), pathoanatomical (airway swelling or hematoma within the airways), or foreign body-related. Various cases of airway obs...
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| author | Patrick Schober K. Hakki Karagozoglu Stephan A. Loer Lothar A. Schwarte |
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| description | Postoperative airway obstructions are potentially life-threatening complications. These obstructions may be classified as functional (sagging tongue, laryngospasm, or bronchospasm), pathoanatomical (airway swelling or hematoma within the airways), or foreign body-related. Various cases of airway obstruction by foreign bodies have previously been reported, for example, by broken teeth or damaged airway instruments. Here we present the exceptional case of a postoperative airway obstruction due to a large fragment of the patient’s maxillary bone, left accidentally in situ after transoral surgical tumor resection. Concerning this type of airway obstruction, we discuss possible causes, diagnosis, and treatment options. Although it is an exceptional case after surgery, clinicians should be aware of this potentially life-threatening complication. In summary, this case demonstrates that the differential diagnosis of postoperative airway obstructions should include foreign bodies derived from surgery, including tissue and bone fragments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-16034f637e99412ebb182aff6b90e5b92025-02-03T06:14:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902017-01-01201710.1155/2017/43818194381819Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone FragmentPatrick Schober0K. Hakki Karagozoglu1Stephan A. Loer2Lothar A. Schwarte3Department of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB Amsterdam, NetherlandsAcademic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB Amsterdam, NetherlandsPostoperative airway obstructions are potentially life-threatening complications. These obstructions may be classified as functional (sagging tongue, laryngospasm, or bronchospasm), pathoanatomical (airway swelling or hematoma within the airways), or foreign body-related. Various cases of airway obstruction by foreign bodies have previously been reported, for example, by broken teeth or damaged airway instruments. Here we present the exceptional case of a postoperative airway obstruction due to a large fragment of the patient’s maxillary bone, left accidentally in situ after transoral surgical tumor resection. Concerning this type of airway obstruction, we discuss possible causes, diagnosis, and treatment options. Although it is an exceptional case after surgery, clinicians should be aware of this potentially life-threatening complication. In summary, this case demonstrates that the differential diagnosis of postoperative airway obstructions should include foreign bodies derived from surgery, including tissue and bone fragments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4381819 |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Schober K. Hakki Karagozoglu Stephan A. Loer Lothar A. Schwarte Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
| title | Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment |
| title_full | Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment |
| title_fullStr | Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment |
| title_short | Postoperative Airway Obstruction by a Bone Fragment |
| title_sort | postoperative airway obstruction by a bone fragment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4381819 |
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