Difficult intubation due to outgrowth between the epiglottic fold and the vocal cords: C-MAC to our rescue!
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|Jan 2015Abstract
C-MAC videolaryngoscope is a major advancement in difficult airway management as it not only facilitates intubation under vision but also diagnoses airway problems. We present a unique case of difficult airway for head and neck cancer surgery, where tube passage was impeded by a mucous overhanging structure between the base of epiglottis and the vocal cords. A nasotracheal tube was successfully negotiated under C-MAC guidance and the entire perioperative course was uneventful.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v23i1.7303 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 44
Published on: Jan 19, 2015
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2015 Uma Hariharan, Shagun Bhatia Shah, Binod Kumar Naithani, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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