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Case Reports
Total airway obstruction with neck extension: airway management of a patient with pharyngeal tumor.
- J E Tetzlaff, R Patel, and G Milmoe.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
- J Clin Anesth. 1991 Sep 1; 3 (5): 406-8.
AbstractAirway obstruction with the induction of anesthesia in children is common. Normally, neck extension with jaw thrust improves the airway. Flexion typically completes the obstruction. With the presence of a pharyngeal tumor, these relationships may not be the same. We present a case of complete airway obstruction with neck extension in the presence of a nasopharyngeal tumor. Flexion rather than extension of the neck relieved this airway obstruction. We highly recommend radiologic studies with neck extension and flexion in such cases.
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