Letter to the Editor

A technique to facilitate lung collapse in the presence of an occlusive endobronchial tumour

Dheeraj Kapoor, Sonali Kaushal, Lakesh K Anand, Usha Dalal
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a593 | | © 2012 Dheeraj Kapoor, Sonali Kaushal, Lakesh K Anand, Usha Dalal | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 November 2012

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Dheeraj Kapoor,, India
Sonali Kaushal,, India
Lakesh K Anand,, India
Usha Dalal,, India

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Abstract

We report on the occlusion of the bronchus of a non-ventilated lung by a bronchial carcinoid tumour. This prevented the collapse and atelectasis of the corresponding lung. Lung collapse was facilitated by guiding an epidural catheter past the lesion.

Keywords

One-lung ventilation; surgical atelectasis; endobronchial tumor; lung isolation devices; gas trapping

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