A high, large epiglottis disturbs proper positioning of the laryngeal mask and cuffed oropharyngeal airway.
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
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Kawana
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Matsuno
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Nakabayashi
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Yamamoto
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Iwasaki
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Watanabe
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Namiki
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Hirano
D000368:Aged; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D009960:Oropharynx