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A case of unexpected difficult airway due to lingual tonsil hypertrophy
Author(s) -
ASBJØRNSEN H.,
KUWELKER M.,
SØFTELAND E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01485.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , airway , tonsil , muscle hypertrophy , intensive care medicine , surgery , cardiology
Clinical value of preoperative bedside screening tests for predicting difficult airway remains limited. Asymptomatic lingual tonsil hypertrophy is a known cause of unexpected difficult airway. We report a case as a reminder of this.