Lingual tonsillar hypertrophy causing failed intubation and cerebral anoxia

Hypertrophy of the lingual tonsils is an unusual condition that may cause complications such as airway obstruction, abscess, sleep apnea, and recurrent epiglottitis. There have been reports of difficult anesthesic intubation in children with enlarged lingual tonsils. We describe a 24-year-old woman...

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Published inThe American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 158
Main Authors Cohle, S D, Jones, D H, Puri, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1993
Subjects
Adult
Asphyxia - etiology
Asphyxia - pathology
Brain Ischemia - etiology
Brain Ischemia - pathology
Female
Humans
Hypertrophy
Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects
Palatine Tonsil - pathology
Tongue - pathology
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Summary:Hypertrophy of the lingual tonsils is an unusual condition that may cause complications such as airway obstruction, abscess, sleep apnea, and recurrent epiglottitis. There have been reports of difficult anesthesic intubation in children with enlarged lingual tonsils. We describe a 24-year-old woman whose markedly hypertrophied lingual tonsils prevented intubation after anesthesic relaxation during preparation for appendectomy.
ISSN:0195-7910
DOI:10.1097/00000433-199306000-00012