Failure of insertion of a laryngeal mask airway caused by a variation in the anatomy of the thyroid cartilage

Authors
Browning, ST Whittet, HB Williams, A
Citation
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
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANAESTHESIA
ISSN journal
00032409 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
884 - 886
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(199909)54:9<884:FOIOAL>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
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.