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- Title
Post-radiotherapy suggests a possible difficult airway even with an asymptomatic supraglottic change.
- Authors
Oishi, Ayumi; Nomoto, Yukio; Nemoto, Chiaki; Inoue, Satoki
- Abstract
Awake fiberoptic intubation, which does not require laryngoscopy-based exposure, might allow intubation of tracheal tube to a pre-determined size. During intubation, to obtain a clear view of the vocal cords (VCs), the epiglottis was pulled upwards by a video laryngoscope (McGRATH®; Aircraft Medical, Edinburgh, UK). Supraglottic hyperplasic cicatricial tissue was also pulled up and interfered with the VC view, and a narrowed airway hampered intubation with an endotracheal tube (internal diameter (ID) = 6.0 mm) (Fig.
- Subjects
HYPOPHARYNGEAL cancer; AIRWAY (Anatomy); RADIOTHERAPY; VOCAL cords; CANCER radiotherapy
- Publication
JA Clinical Reports, 2022, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2363-9024
- Publication type
Correction Notice
- DOI
10.1186/s40981-022-00592-7