Airway management in a patient with huge neck mass.
Airway management of patient with huge neck swelling is always challenging for the anaesthetist. We describe successful management of a patient who presented in our ER with stridor as a result of massively enlarged thyroid gland. Varieties of options are available for appropriate airway management in such cases which are discussed.
Huda
Anwarul
A
Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Hamid
Mohammad
M
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004487:Edema; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D014139:Tracheostomy