Correspondence
Difficult intubation due to outgrowth between the epiglottic fold and the vocal cords: C-MAC to our rescue!
Authors:
Uma Hariharan ,
IN
About Uma
Fellow- Oncoanesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi 110085,
Shagun Bhatia Shah,
IN
About Shagun
Consultant Anesthetist,
Department of Anaesthesia
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi 110085,
Binod Kumar Naithani
IN
About Binod
Senior Consultant Anaesthetist,
Department of Anaesthesia
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi 110085,
Abstract
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: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/slja.v23i1.7303
How to Cite:
Hariharan, U., Shah, S.B. and Naithani, B.K., 2015. Difficult intubation due to outgrowth between the epiglottic fold and the vocal cords: C-MAC to our rescue!. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, 23(1), pp.43–44. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v23i1.7303
Published on
19 Jan 2015.
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