Open AccessPerioperative airway management of a 16‐year‐old boy with progressive airway obstruction due to juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Author(s) -
Kamiyama Kei,
Satomoto Maiko,
Minami Kotaro,
Baba Yukiko,
Makita Koshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1056
Subject(s) - medicine , airway obstruction , juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma , airway , angiofibroma , perioperative , airway management , juvenile , anesthesia , surgery , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) involves difficult anesthetic management because of the risk of massive bleeding, while airway management is rarely a problem in JNA. This report presents an unusual case of JNA causing airway obstruction.