Anaesthetic Considerations in Macroglossia Due to Haemangioma of the Tongue: A Case Report 840-842
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.