Use of Ambu® aScope™ 3 in difficult airway management in giant lipoma neck

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• 作者：Reena ; ^{reena216@gmail.com} (MD)
• 关键词：Lipoma neck ; Fibreoptic intubation ; Ambu aScope ; Awake intubation ; Difficult airway
• 刊名：Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：33
• 期：1
• 页码：121-123
• 全文大小：768 K
• 卷排序：33

文摘

Lipoma represents very common soft tissue tumour, which may appear anywhere in the body. Appearance of a giant lipoma at the nape of neck, can severely compromise neck extension especially in elderly patients where age related degenerative changes in airways present significant challenges to anesthesiologists in airway management whenever needed. This paper evaluates the role of Ambu® aScope™ 3 in such a patient.Case reportAn expected case of difficult airway where an old man presents with a huge lipoma of 15.5 × 12.4 cm at the nape of neck where we achieved awake intubation using a non-fiberoptic flexible bronchoscope Ambu® aScope™ 3. In the absence of fiberoptic bronchoscope, this device helped us secure airway in this very challenging case.ConclusionAmbu® aScope™ 3 can be used for elective awake intubations in patients with difficult airways.