Airway management in a patient with huge neck mass
Huda, A.; Hamid, M.
Jpma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 58(10): 574-575
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 18998314 Document Number: 617430
Airway management of patient with huge neck swelling is always challenging for the anaesthetist. We describe successful management of a patient who presented in our ER with stridor as a result of massively enlarged thyroid gland. Varieties of options are available for appropriate airway management in such cases which are discussed.
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