title: Airway rescue with the intubating laryngeal mask in a patient with an unexpectedly large epiglottic cyst.
abstract: We report the successful use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway for rescue and intubation in an anaesthetised patient with an unexpectedly large epiglottic cyst. This case illustrates that airway rescue and intubation with the intubating laryngeal mask is possible and preoperative airway assessment does not always provide reliable information about airway management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Clinic and Clincal Toxicology, Mito Saiseikai General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brimacombe
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004825:Epiglottis; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged