title: [The lingual thyroid, an unexpected and rare intubation difficulty].
abstract: A patient scheduled for a gynecological operation could be intubated only after various repeated attempts. The cause of the airway obstruction was an ectopic thyroid at the right base of the tongue, which made visualization of the glottis impossible. Management and prevention of the unexpected difficult intubation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Anaesthesie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitterschiffthaler
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Zungengrundstruma, ein unerwartetes und seltenes Intubationshindernis.