Treatment of trivial esophageal cancer with huge devastating airway obstruction via the use of a modified emergency tracheostomy under local anesthesia

• Sen-Ei Shai,
• Yi-Ling Lai,
• Hsiao-Wen Tang,
• Shih-Chieh Hung

Affiliations

Sen-Ei Shai

Corresponding author. Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan

Yi-Ling Lai

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Hsiao-Wen Tang

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Shih-Chieh Hung

Corresponding author. Distinguished Professor & Director, Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, Taichung Director, Integrative Stem Cell Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Distinguished Professor & Director, Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, Taichung Director, Integrative Stem Cell Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan