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Anesth Analg 2007; 105:1753-1754
© 2007 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000286322.04940.a5
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The Use of a Laryngeal Mask Airway After a Prolonged Suspension Laryngoscopy to Preserve a Vocal Cord Fat Graft

Daniel C. H. Kidani, MD, and Nitin K. Shah, MD

From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, California.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Daniel C. H. Kidani, MD, UC Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive South, Bldg. 53 Rm. 228 Rt. 81A, Orange, CA 92868. Address e-mail to dkidani{at}yahoo.com.

A 62-yr-old man presented for a microdirect laryngoscopy and vocal cord fat grafting under jet ventilation. After a prolonged laryngoscopy, the patient developed hypercapnea and upper airway obstruction secondary to traumatic epiglottitis. The placement of a laryngeal mask airway provided ventilation and allowed for direct visualization of the patient’s inflamed epiglottis without disruption of the patient’s fat graft. Because of its placement above the cords and its effectiveness in providing adequate ventilation, we propose intermittent laryngeal mask airway ventilation as a bridge, in lieu of endotracheal intubation, in microdirect laryngoscopy cases in which ventilation during emergence may be difficult and the insertion of an endotracheal tube would disrupt the surgical procedure.






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