Unusual cause of difficult airway – case report

Česká verzia

Authors: Tyll Tomáš ¹; Závada Filip ²
Authors place of work: Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny 1. LF UK a ÚVN Praha ¹; Interní klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN Praha ²
Published in the journal: Anest. intenziv. Med., 24, 2013, č. 1, s. 11-13
Category: Anaesthesiology - Case Report

Summary

This is a case report of a difficult airway in an otherwise healthy patient with cholecystolithiasis, scheduled for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The difficult airway was not due to bad anatomical conditions, disease or trauma. It was a rare complication of an endoscopic procedure. Fibreoptic tracheal intubation was the solution.

Keywords:
difficult airway – difficult tracheal intubation – fibreoptic tracheal intubation

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