Right upper lobectomy in a patient with an iatrogenic tracheo-oesophageal fistula after laryngectomy

Abstract

A patient with a tracheostomy and an iatrogenic tracheo-oesophageal fistula presented for diagnostic bronchoscopy and right upper lobectomy. The anaesthetic management is discussed with reference to the options available and, in particular, the use of a Brompton Pallister single lumen endobronchial tube.