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Case Reports
. 2015 May;62(5):289-92.
doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2014.09.011. Epub 2014 Dec 6.

[Effectiveness of the GlideScope video laryngoscope in a case of unexpected difficult airway due to lingual tonsil hypertrophy]

[Article in Spanish]
P Cruz  1 , L Alarcón  2 , T Del Castillo  2 , P Cabrerizo  2 , S Díaz  2
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[Effectiveness of the GlideScope video laryngoscope in a case of unexpected difficult airway due to lingual tonsil hypertrophy]

[Article in Spanish]
P Cruz et al. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2015 May.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Difficult airway; GlideScope(®); Hipertrofia de amígdala lingual; Lingual tonsil hypertrophy; Videolaryngoscope; Vía aérea difícil; Vídeolaringoscopio.

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