St. Browning et al., Failure of insertion of a laryngeal mask airway caused by a variation in the anatomy of the thyroid cartilage, ANAESTHESIA, 54(9), 1999, pp. 884-886
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3
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
We report the failure of insertion of a laryngeal mask airway in a patient
with a pre-operative diagnosis of an abnormality of the superior cornua of
the thyroid cartilage. We believe that this is the first time that this rea
son for failure has been reported.