A case of unexpectedly difficult intubation caused by a large asymptomatic choanal polyp

We report a case of unexpectedly difficult intubation in a patient with a huge but asymptomatic choanal polyp. A 77-year-old man with invasive bladder cancer was scheduled for total cystectomy under general anesthesia. However, tracheal intubation with a Macintosh laryngoscope proved impossible due...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hori, Yoko, Taniguchi, Kana, Okabe, Tadashi, Sakamoto, Atsuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-016-0028-7

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-016-0028-7

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