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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002, Vol. 88, No. 5 732-734
© 2002 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Case Reports

Unsuspected concentric tracheal rings in a 14-year-old with scoliosis

Y. Li, H. J. Khambatta*, J. G. Stone and B. Mets

Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168 Street, New York, NY 10032, USA*Corresponding author: 291 Audubon Road, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA

A 14-yr-old boy was first found to have tracheal stenosis when anaesthesia was induced for extensive scoliosis surgery in the prone position. There are no guidelines for airway management under these conditions. We describe how we managed the problem and suggest some useful modifications.

Br J Anaesth 2002; 88: 732–4


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