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Figure 49-39
Flow diagram showing the essential management strategies
for the three major anesthetic problems that mediastinal masses may cause. CPB,
cardiopulmonary bypass; ET T, endotracheal tube; FOB, fiberoptic bronchoscopy; PA,
pulmonary artery; SVC, superior vena cava; TBT, tracheobronchial tree. (From
Benumof JL: Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1987.)
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