Korean J Anesthesiol.  2005 Jul;49(1):111-113. 10.4097/kjae.2005.49.1.111.

One-Lung Ventilation Using a Fogarty Catheter in a Patient with Tracheostomy after Pharyngectomy and Laryngectomy: A case report

• Choi EM
• Bang KS
• Kim IS
• Jung SW
• Yoon YJ
• Shin KM

• KMID: 1936951
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2005.49.1.111

Abstract

One lung ventilation with a double-lumen endotracheal tube or Univent tube may be achieved difficultly or dangerously in some patient such as young age, anatomic anomaly, low body weight and tracheostomy patient. Bronchial blocker with a Fogarty catheter has been used successfully for such situations. Here, we reported the clinical experience in using a Fogarty embolectomy catheter as a bronchial blocker in patient with tracheostomy after pharyngectomy and laryngectomy. The patient was received left upper lobectomy with thoracotomy due to metastatic lung cancer.

Keyword

Fogarty embolectomy catheter; one lung ventilation; tracheostomy

MeSH Terms

Body Weight
Catheters*
Embolectomy
Humans
Laryngectomy*
Lung Neoplasms
One-Lung Ventilation*
Pharyngectomy*
Thoracotomy
Tracheostomy*