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Tissue expander causing iatrogenic difficult intubation
Author(s) -
Chadha I. A.,
Multani S. T.,
Chadha A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15059.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue expander , intubation , surgery , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , mastectomy , cancer , breast cancer
Summary Difficulty during tracheal intubation may occur due to a number of anatomical factors and pathological conditions. These factors may be influenced by earlier surgical manoeuvres, so that dificulty may occasionally be encountered at subsequent operation. One such case of‘iatrogenic’dificulty, where a tissue expander beneath the anterolateral skin of the neck caused transient intubation problems, is reported.