title: Management of a suspected and unsuspected difficult laryngoscopy with the laryngeal mask airway.
abstract: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a new development in airway control. Presented here are two cases of difficult airway management--one anticipated, the other not anticipated--during which the LMA was used effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cork
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Monk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D008397:Masks