title: Awake fibreoptic intubation for a rare cause of upper airway obstruction--an infected laryngocoele.
abstract: The anaesthetic management of a patient with an infected laryngocoele is presented. The relevance of this condition to the anaesthetist is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Anaesthetic Department, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Warltier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male