Management of a pregnant patient with airway obstruction secondary to goitre.
A case of airway obstruction in advanced pregnancy is presented. The patient was successfully managed with an awake fibreoptic intubation performed orally followed by a caesarean section and thyroidectomy as a combined procedure. On resection, a thyroid gland weighing 370 g was removed. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
Reid
A W
AW
Department of Anaesthesia, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Warmington
A D
AD
Wilkinson
L M
LM
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology