An Approach to an Anticipated Difficult Airway in a Patient with a Periglottic Mass: A Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47363/JCCEM/2023(2)127Keywords:
Periglottic Mass, Patient , DiagnosisAbstract
Rationale: Dealing with patients with periglottic masses is very challenging to anaesthesiologist and there is an overall lack of knowledge and guidelines.
Patient concerns: A 79-year-old man with the complaint of hoarseness of voice who presented for micro laryngoscopy and excision of a laryngeal mass under general anaesthesia. He had a preoperative fibreoptic laryngoscopy which revealed a 3-4 cm sized right vocal cord mass.
Diagnosis: preoperative fibreoptic laryngoscopy revealed a large vocal cord mass obstructing the laryngeal inlet.
Interventions: Intubation was facilitated by glide scope video laryngoscope and micro laryngeal endotracheal tube (MLT).
Outcomes: the mass was excised, and the patient was successfully extubated.
Lessons: the importance of this case report lies in the unique challenges we faced and the significance of the multidisciplinary team care
