Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica detected during Difficult EndotrachealIntubation : A case report.
- Author:
Jeong Hun SEO
1
;
Sang Hwan DO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Armed Forces Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sjh0916@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
difficult;
intubation;
tracheobronchopathia;
osteochondroplastica
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Bronchoscopy;
Humans;
Incidental Findings;
Intubation;
Middle Aged;
Thorax
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2007;2(2):102-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica is a rare and usually benign disorder characterized by cartilaginous and/or osseous submucosal nodules projecting into the laryngotracheobronchial lumen. It has been an incidental finding at autopsy but nowadays it is discovered during fiberoptic bronchoscopy or chest computed tomography. We describe a case of 61-year-old man who was diagnosed to have tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica due to unpredicted difficult intubation.
