Airway obstruction after extubation following use of transesophageal echocardiography for posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position.

摘要

We report respiratory obstruction following surgery in the sitting position with tracheal intubation and placement of a transesophageal echocardiography probe. Obstruction was due to pharyngeal oedema, which resolved with 24 hours. The mechanisms of this complication are discussed.