Open AccessSuccessful anesthetic management of a large supraglottic cyst
Author(s) -
Harshal Wagh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.136649
Subject(s) - medicine , supraglottic airway , airway management , airway , airway obstruction , surgery , anesthetic , cyst , general surgery
Excision of a huge-sized supraglottic mass nearly obstructing the airway passage is a real challenge to anesthesiologists. Upper airway obstruction due to neoplasm in supraglottic region is traditionally managed by preoperative tracheostomy. However, such a common procedure can potentially have an impact on long-term outcome.