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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;19(8):619-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.03.010.

Soft palate perforation during orotracheal intubation facilitated by the GlideScope videolaryngoscope

Robert D Vincent Jr  1 , Mark P Wimberly, Russell C Brockwell, J Scott Magnuson
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Case Reports

Soft palate perforation during orotracheal intubation facilitated by the GlideScope videolaryngoscope

Robert D Vincent Jr et al. J Clin Anesth. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

We report a case in which a videolaryngoscope was used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in a patient with a large exophytic mass involving the right supraglottis. After intubation, it was noted that the soft palate had been perforated by the styletted endotracheal tube. The defect closed spontaneously postoperatively within 9 days.

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