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Rev Bras Anestesiol · Sep 2012
Case ReportsAirtraq® optical laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in a patient with giant lipoma at the nape: a case report.
- Qazi Ehsan Ali, Obaid Ahmed Siddiqui, Syed Hussain Amir, Abdulla Zoheb Azhar, and Kashif Ali.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal, Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India. qaziehsanali@gmail.com
- Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2012 Sep 1;62(5):736-40.
Background And ObjectivesLipoma is a progressively increasing disease which may appear anywhere in the body. Its appearance at the back of the neck, especially when it is large enough to cause restriction of neck extension, poses challenges to anesthesiologists in airway management whenever needed. This paper evaluates the role of Airtraq® in restricted neck movement.Case ReportCase with a huge lipoma of 14×12cm at the nape, and its surgical removal during an elective operation theatre posed difficulty in securing the airway by conventional laryngoscopy. To overcome the problem we successfully used a newly developed device, the Airtraq®, which is an optical laryngoscope for securing the airway.ConclusionAirtraq® can be used for elective intubation in patients with restricted neck movements.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.
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