TY - JOUR
T1 - Anesthetic management of a patient presenting with huge neck lymphatic cyst
AU - Santha, Neeta
AU - Dhamotharan, Preethi
AU - Osmani, Sheikh Gulam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - Lymphatic cyst in the cervical region presents a great challenge to the anesthesiologist. The anesthetic difficulties are because of the extension of the cyst, difficult airway, postoperative respiratory obstruction, and coexisting anomalies. The management of such patients depends on direct communication between the surgeon and anesthesiologist. We hereby present a case of a 53-year-old male presenting with lymphatic cyst of the cervicothoracic region with dysphagia and dyspnea, posted for direct laryngoscopy and biopsy under general anesthesia. Awake fiberoptic intubation was done in this patient successfully in spite of totally distorted airway anatomy.
AB - Lymphatic cyst in the cervical region presents a great challenge to the anesthesiologist. The anesthetic difficulties are because of the extension of the cyst, difficult airway, postoperative respiratory obstruction, and coexisting anomalies. The management of such patients depends on direct communication between the surgeon and anesthesiologist. We hereby present a case of a 53-year-old male presenting with lymphatic cyst of the cervicothoracic region with dysphagia and dyspnea, posted for direct laryngoscopy and biopsy under general anesthesia. Awake fiberoptic intubation was done in this patient successfully in spite of totally distorted airway anatomy.
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U2 - 10.4103/aam.aam_52_20
DO - 10.4103/aam.aam_52_20
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121286242
SN - 1596-3519
VL - 20
SP - 313
EP - 315
JO - Annals of African Medicine
JF - Annals of African Medicine
IS - 4
ER -