title: Anaesthetic management in a case of huge plunging ranula.
abstract: Plunging ranula is a rare form of mucous retention cyst arising from submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, which may occasionally become huge occupying the whole of the floor of the mouth and extending into the neck, thus, restricting the neck movement as well as disfiguring the normal airway anatomy. Without fiberoptic assistance, blind or retrograde nasal intubation remains valuable choices in this type of situation. Here, we present a case of successful management of airway by blind nasal intubation in a patient posted for excision of a huge plunging ranula.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Jagabandhu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheet
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anamitra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Swapnadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Debaleena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sudakshina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherji
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sarbari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swaika
keywords: Blind nasal intubation; fiberoptoc intubation; huge plunging ranula