The GlideScope videolaryngoscope has increased in popularity because of the direct vision of the glottis. The major problem with this videolaryngoscope is the difficulty in directing the endotracheal tube toward the vocal cords, and for this reason the stylet is almost mandatory while intubating under GlideScope guidance. The lingual tonsil is part of a ring of tonsillar tissue that surrounds the entrance to the upper airway; it is situated bilaterally on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The most frequent pathologic process of the lingual tonsil is hypertrophy; it may produce intermittent airway obstruction, snoring, or hemorrhage.
Agnoletti V., Piraccini E., Corso R., Avino F., Scaioli I., Maitan S., et al. (2011). Failure of double-Lumen tube positioning in a patient with lingual tonsil hypertrophy. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, 25(4), 20-21 [10.1053/j.jvca.2011.01.002].
Failure of double-Lumen tube positioning in a patient with lingual tonsil hypertrophy
Agnoletti V.
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2011
Abstract
The GlideScope videolaryngoscope has increased in popularity because of the direct vision of the glottis. The major problem with this videolaryngoscope is the difficulty in directing the endotracheal tube toward the vocal cords, and for this reason the stylet is almost mandatory while intubating under GlideScope guidance. The lingual tonsil is part of a ring of tonsillar tissue that surrounds the entrance to the upper airway; it is situated bilaterally on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The most frequent pathologic process of the lingual tonsil is hypertrophy; it may produce intermittent airway obstruction, snoring, or hemorrhage.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
