A case of unexpected difficult airway due to lingual tonsil hypertrophy

H Asbjørnsen; M Kuwelker; E Søfteland

doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01485.x

A case of unexpected difficult airway due to lingual tonsil hypertrophy

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2008 Feb;52(2):310-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01485.x. Epub 2007 Nov 8.

Authors

H Asbjørnsen¹, M Kuwelker, E Søfteland

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. helge.asbjornsen@helse-bergen.no

PMID: 17996002
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01485.x

Abstract

Clinical value of preoperative bedside screening tests for predicting difficult airway remains limited. Asymptomatic lingual tonsil hypertrophy is a known cause of unexpected difficult airway. We report a case as a reminder of this.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acromegaly / complications
Anesthesia, General
Female
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Hypertrophy
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Middle Aged
Palatine Tonsil / pathology*
Pituitary Neoplasms / complications
Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*