[Difficult intubation due to an unusual anomaly of the larynx].
A patient, scheduled for an ophthalmic operation could not be intubated in spite of various different attempts. The cause of the difficulties was a cartilagineous thickening of the right ary-epiglottic fold, which was lying like a second epiglottis over the entry of the glottis. The importance of ventilation-management by mask and close cooperation with a laryngologist is stressed.
D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*
Schwierige Intubation bedingt durch eine seltene Kehlkopf-Anomalie.