title: Bronchoscope-guided intubation through a Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme in a patient with a difficult-to-manage airway.
abstract: We report a case of an obese patient who presented with laryngeal edema and difficult ventilation after failed attempts to intubate. A Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme (LMA Supreme) reestablished the ventilation and allowed bronchoscope- guided intubation of the trachea. The case suggests that the LMA Supreme may be useful in patients with a difficult airway.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacologia e Anestesiologia, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carron
authors.forename: Ulderico
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Freo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ori
mesh_terms: D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D012121:Respiration, Artificial