Anaesthetic Considerations in
Macroglossia Due to Haemangioma
of the Tongue: A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2011 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2011/.1412
Chhaya Joshi, Uday Ambi, Prakashappa D S, Pramod Mirji
1. Corresponding Author.
2. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, SN Medical
College and HSK Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
3. Professor and Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, SN Medical
College and HSK Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, SN Medical College
and HSK Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Chhaya Joshi, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Anaesthesiology,
SN Medical College and HSK Hospital,
Bagalkot, Karnataka, India-587101.
Telephone: +918354-235400.
E-mail: chhaya_joshi@yahoo.com
A difficult airway in emergency settings poses a challenge to the attending anaesthesiologist. Fibre optic intubation can be a valuable option in such a scenario. There are very few reports in the literature about airway management in adults who are complicated by haemangioma of the tongue. We are describing here, our experience of a 64 year old man who presented with acute intestinal obstruction with macroglossia which was secondary to haemangioma of the tongue with cervical spondylosis. We emphasize the importance of attention to a difficult intubation and airway management by using the fibre optic technique.
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