Sudden Increase in EtCO2 During Upper Endoscopy Under General Endotracheal Anesthesia Suggests the Presence of Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Case Report
We report a case of a patient with lung cancer status after palliative chemoradiotherapy and esophageal stenting for malignant stenosis who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula; however, no evidence of fistula was found on barium esophagram. During subsequent esophagogastroduodenoscopy, the presence of a fistula was verified by capnography, given extreme elevations in end-tidal CO2 concentrations during endoscopic CO2 insufflation.
Source: A&A Case Reports - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Case Reports: Case Report Source Type: research
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