Anesthetic concerns in a huge congenital sublingual swelling obscuring airway access

Anesthetic concerns in a huge congenital sublingual swelling obscuring airway access

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Presence of intraoral pathology poses a great HAIR PRESERVING BOOSTER SPRAY challenge during management of pediatric airway.We report management of big intraoral cystic swelling physically occupying the entire oral cavity restricting access to airway.Preintubation aspiration of swelling was done to decrease its size and make room for airway manipulation, followed by laryngoscopy and intubation in lateral position.Airway patency is at risk in postoperative period also, in this case, though the swelling decreased in size postoperatively but presence of significant edema required placement of tongue stitch TRAVEL and modified nasopharyngeal airway.

Case report highlights simple maneuvers to manage a difficult case.