Acute pancreatitis case associates with the use of valproic acid

Abstract

Abstract: The management of complications due to foreign body (FB) aspiration in children is challenging and sometimes it requires thoracic surgery. It is up to the anesthesiologist then to think of creative solutions for one lung ventilation (OLV). Airway FB aspiration is more common in younger children under three years of age and usually the FB is of organic nature. We present a case of OLV in an eight year old boy undergoing thoracotomy, after developing a clinical picture of severe complications as a result of a Christmas tree light bulb aspiration in the bronchi of the right lower lobe. Strategic planning of anesthesia and the availability of Right-sided Double lumen tube of the smallest size 26 F for right thoracotomy were decisive in managing the airway intra-operatively and successful removal of the FB.