title: Use of the laryngeal mask airway in managing a patient with a large anterior mediastinal mass: a case report.
abstract: This is a case presentation of a patient with a large anterior mediastinal mass in whom the airway was maintained with a laryngeal mask airway. The patient was otherwise managed in the "classic" fashion with spontaneous respiration via a light general anesthetic. In reviewing many of the potential pitfalls of anesthesia in this class of patients, the laryngeal mask airway was found to be both a valuable and viable option for airway management.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hattamer
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dodds
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography