Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Difficult airway challenges-intubation and extubation matters in a case of large goiter with retrosternal extension

Dr Geeta Choudhary, Dr Sandhya

Abstract :

 Large thyroid masses with retrosternal extension present several potential difficulties for anesthetist. Anesthetic implication that includes difficult

airway management, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism and postthyroidectomy complications. Securing airway in such cases is
difficult and require skillful management. We present the anesthetic management in a patient with a large goiter with retrosternal extension leading
to tracheal compression and deviation. We managed the case with an awake fiberoptic intubation and guided extubation.

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DR GEETA CHOUDHARY, DR SANDHYA, Difficult airway challenges–intubation and extubation matters in a case of large goiter with retrosternal extension, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018


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