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- Title
Unanticipated difficult airway due to undiagnosed oropharyngeal stenosis: a case report.
- Authors
Nishimori, Mina; Matsumoto, Miyako; Nakagawa, Hideki; Ichiishi, Noriko
- Abstract
Unanticipated difficult airway is a challenging problem for anesthesiologists. Oropharyngeal stenosis (OPS) is a rare complication of upper airway surgery which may cause difficult airway. We present a patient whose postsurgical OPS was revealed during the induction of general anesthesia, and necessitated reschedule of surgery and tracheotomy. We also discuss the etiology and risk factors of postsurgical OPS.
- Subjects
ESOPHAGEAL stenosis; RESPIRATORY obstructions; SURGICAL complications; ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; GENERAL anesthesia; TRACHEOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
JA Clinical Reports, 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2363-9024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40981-016-0032-y