title: Tongue swelling and necrosis after brain tumor surgery.
abstract: We present a case of tongue necrosis due to intraoperative pressure injury. A laryngeal mask airway with adhesive electrodes was inserted into the oropharynx, over an endotracheal tube, to facilitate glossopharyngeal nerve monitoring during craniotomy for a cerebellopontine angle tumor. The case, mechanisms of injury, and modifications to our current practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Shahid M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nimjee
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: McDonagh
authors.forename: Aatif M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Gavin W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Britz
keywords: Anesthesia complication; cerebellopontine angle tumor; craniotomy; laryngeal-mask airway; neuromonitoring; tongue necrosis