Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to late presentation of a massive oropharyngeal arteriovenous malformation

John M McLoughlin; Michael E McBrien

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.07.006

Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to late presentation of a massive oropharyngeal arteriovenous malformation

J Clin Anesth. 2009 Jun;21(4):278-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.07.006. Epub 2009 Jun 6.

Authors

John M McLoughlin¹, Michael E McBrien

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthetics, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK. gingmcloughlin@hotmail.com

PMID: 19502034
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.07.006

Abstract

The case of a 65 year-old man with a massive oropharyngeal arteriovenous malformation, with acute deterioration and airway compromise, is presented. Optimal airway management was deemed to be fiberoptic intubation without sedative drugs.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Airway Obstruction / etiology*
Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
Male
Oropharynx / blood supply*
Stroke / etiology