Anesthesia Management in an Edentulous Patient with Huge Parotid Tumour: Case Report

Huge head and neck tumors are known to cause difficult ventilation and difficult intubation. Edentulous mouth can result in difficult mask ventilation. Head and neck tumor resections can also present hemodynamic challenge, due to their proximity to large vessels. We herein report a clinical case of...

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Published in:	Archives of anesthesiology and critical care Vol. 10; no. 1
Main Authors:	Munivenkatappa, Manjunatha S, Kondi, Sudha Rani, Bhaskar, Bhaskar, Parvathamma, Dayanand V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01-12-2024
Subjects:	Difficult airway edentulous head and neck tumor parotid tumor pleomorphic adenoma
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Summary:	Huge head and neck tumors are known to cause difficult ventilation and difficult intubation. Edentulous mouth can result in difficult mask ventilation. Head and neck tumor resections can also present hemodynamic challenge, due to their proximity to large vessels. We herein report a clinical case of difficult ventilation due to large parotid tumor in an edentulous patient.
ISSN:	2423-5849 2423-5849
DOI:	10.18502/aacc.v10i1.14780