title: Difficult airway due to protruding macroglossia in a child with lymphangioma.
abstract: Lymphangiomas, or cystic hygromas, are relatively uncommon congenital malformations of the lymphatic system that usually present during the first years of childhood. They are rare in adults. A search of the literature on MedLine revealed only few reports about lymphangioma as a cause of difficult airway management after the neonatal period. Herein, we present a case of difficult intubation due to protruding macroglossia in a 5-year-old girl diagnosed with recurrent lesions of lymphangioma. We also discuss possible problems in airway protection, drug choice, and post-operative follow-up associated with surgical excision of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic, Ankara Numune Training & Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. eyuphorasanli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horasanli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ornek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canturk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ozdogan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dikmen
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*