Laryngeal stenosis in acromegaly: a possible cause of airway difficulties associated with anesthesia.
After difficult intubation in an acromegalic patient was encountered, 7 additional acromegalic patients were studied by measuring the cricoid width and anteroposterior diameter. Cricoid width and anteroposterior diameter were generally found to be narrower than in a group of normal patients. Such narrowing may explain airway problems encountered in acromegalic surgical patients.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged