title: Airtraq® optical laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in a patient with giant lipoma at the nape: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Lipoma is a progressively increasing disease which may appear anywhere in the body. Its appearance at the back of the neck, especially when it is large enough to cause restriction of neck extension, poses challenges to anesthesiologists in airway management whenever needed. This paper evaluates the role of Airtraq® in restricted neck movement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case with a huge lipoma of 14×12cm at the nape, and its surgical removal during an elective operation theatre posed difficulty in securing the airway by conventional laryngoscopy. To overcome the problem we successfully used a newly developed device, the Airtraq®, which is an optical laryngoscope for securing the airway.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Airtraq® can be used for elective intubation in patients with restricted neck movements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal, Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India. qaziehsanali@gmail.com
authors.forename: Qazi Ehsan
authors.initials: QE
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Obaid Ahmed
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Syed Hussain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Abdulla Zoheb
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.forename: Kashif
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged