Cruz P, Alarcón L, Del Castillo T, Cabrerizo P, Díaz S
Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Tratamiento del Dolor, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Tratamiento del Dolor, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2015 May;62(5):289-92. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2014.09.011. Epub 2014 Dec 6.
Lingual tonsil hypertrophy can cause varying degrees of airway obstruction and is considered a risk factor for difficult mask ventilation and tracheal intubation. We report a case of unexpected difficult airway in a patient with unknown lingual tonsil hypertrophy that was solved with the use of the GlideScope video laryngoscope.
舌扁桃体肥大可导致不同程度的气道梗阻,被认为是面罩通气困难和气管插管的危险因素。我们报告一例舌扁桃体肥大情况不明的患者出现意外困难气道的病例,该病例通过使用GlideScope视频喉镜得以解决。