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ArticleSurgical case reports2023

Rescue computed tomography-guided drainage of a giant mediastinal mature teratoma causing airway obstruction prior to surgical resection: a case report.

Kengo Tani, Daisuke Kimura, Tsubasa Matsuo, Yoshiaki Saito, Kageaki Taima, Shinya Kakehata, Akira Kurose, Masahito Minakawa

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Article in Surgical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kengo TaniDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Daisuke KimuraDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan. d-suke@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-8686
Tsubasa MatsuoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Yoshiaki SaitoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Kageaki TaimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Shinya KakehataDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Akira KuroseDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
Masahito MinakawaDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Aomori, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiant mediastinal mature teratomas may cause airway obstruction or decreased venous return due to the mass effect. Preoperative stabilization of the respiratory and circulatory systems is important for perioperative management to safely perform surgery, including general anesthesia. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are only a few reports regarding the preoperative computed tomography (CT)-guided drainage of mediastinal tumors. CASE PRESENTATION: A 30-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with sudden dyspnea. CT findings revealed a giant cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum compressing the trachea and the right main bronchus. The patient was intubated and CT-guided drainage of the fluid content of the cyst was performed to decompress the airway obstruction. Thereafter, the mediastinal tumor was resected during elective surgery and pathologically diagnosed as a mature teratoma.

conclusionsRescue preoperative CT-guided drainage of a giant mediastinal mature teratoma allowed safe general anesthesia and surgery by releasing the airway obstruction.

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Airway obstructionCT-guided drainageGiant mediastinal tumorMediastinal mature teratoma

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PMCPMC10102266
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