title: Osteoma of the thyroid cartilage--an unusual cause of difficult intubation.
abstract: We describe a case of histologically proven osteoma of the thyroid cartilage that presented because of difficulty in intubation prior to coronary bypass surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Redman
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Hide
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zammit-Maempel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage