Figure 49-36
Airway management and surgical procedure for resection
of a low tracheal lesion. A, Initial intubation above
the lesion. B, Left endobronchial intubation distal
to the lesion after the trachea has been opened. C,
Placement of sutures for the posterior anastomosis. D,
The endobronchial tube has been removed, and the original endotracheal tube has been
advanced distal to the anterior anastomosis into an endobronchial position. (Modified
from Geffin B, Bland J, Grillo HC: Anesthetic management of tracheal resection and
reconstruction. Anesth Analg 48:884, 1969.)