Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
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Category	Anesthesiology
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Unexpected difficult airway due to severe upper tracheal distortion: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jian-Wei Zhou, Chuan-Guang Wang, Gang Chen, You-Fa Zhou, Jia-Feng Ding and Jia-Wei Zhang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Chuan-Guang Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1657-9673 Gang Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-7417
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Corresponding Author	Chuan-Guang Wang, BMed, Doctor, MD, MMed, Adjunct Associate Professor, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Anesthesia, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, No. 289 Kuocang Road, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China. wcg9088@163.com
Key Words	Tracheal distortion; Difficult airway; Management; Imaging examination; Emergency
Core Tip	In this work, we report a case of severe upper tracheal distortion resulting in an unexpectedly difficult airway. The incidence of tracheal malformation and tracheal stenosis is extremely low, but the risk of hypoxia and even death due to difficult airways is extremely high for such patients. It is recommended to complete preoperative imaging examinations of the airway. For life-threatening emergency patients, a pre-anesthesia reassessment should be performed, attention should be paid to bedside physical examination, and prepared to prevent and manage the difficult airway.
Publish Date	2022-09-02 06:17
Citation	Zhou JW, Wang CG, Chen G, Zhou YF, Ding JF, Zhang JW. Unexpected difficult airway due to severe upper tracheal distortion: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(26): 9348-9353
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i26/9348.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i26.9348

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