학술논문
Not Your Average Mediastinal Mass: A Case of a Large Mediastinal Teratoma in a Patient With a History of Polio Disease.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*TERATOMA
*EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation
*NEUROMUSCULAR diseases
*NEUROMUSCULAR blockade
MEDIASTINAL tumors
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ISSN
0026-4075
Abstract
Mediastinal masses can be challenging to the surgical team and anesthetic considerations vary according to the location, pathology, surgical approach, and patient comorbidities. We report the case of a 21 cm symptomatic intrathoracic teratoma in a postpartum patient with a history of poliomyelitis. Significant challenges were presented for anesthetic induction, potential extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and the use of neuraxial pain techniques and neuromuscular blockade. This case report demonstrates techniques to safely manage a patient with a large symptomatic mediastinal mass and potential neuromuscular disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]