Severe airway obstruction caused by tonsillar polyp in anesthetized patient

The tonsillar polyp is a rare benign tumor of the pharynx.1 We describe a successful management of a case with severe airway obstruction by the tonsillar polyp after anesthesia induction in an adult patient with a known difficult airway.In this case,airway was successfully rescued with a difficult a...

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Published inChinese medical journal Vol. 127; no. 5; pp. 990 - 991
Main Authors Xue, Fushan, Liao, Xu, Liu, Jianhua, Cheng, Yi, Li, Ruiping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Department of Anesthesiology, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100144, China 2014
Subjects
Adult
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Anesthetics - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Polyps - complications
Tonsillar Neoplasms - complications
Young Adult
扁桃体
气道
管理
肉
良性肿瘤
阻塞
麻醉
video laryngoscope
airwayobstruction
tonsillar polyp
airway management
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Summary:The tonsillar polyp is a rare benign tumor of the pharynx.1 We describe a successful management of a case with severe airway obstruction by the tonsillar polyp after anesthesia induction in an adult patient with a known difficult airway.In this case,airway was successfully rescued with a difficult airway management scheme incorporating a videolaryngoscope.
Bibliography:The tonsillar polyp is a rare benign tumor of the pharynx.1 We describe a successful management of a case with severe airway obstruction by the tonsillar polyp after anesthesia induction in an adult patient with a known difficult airway.In this case,airway was successfully rescued with a difficult airway management scheme incorporating a videolaryngoscope.
airwayobstruction; tonsillar polyp; airway management; video laryngoscope
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ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131558