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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002, Vol. 89, No. 1 186-187
© 2002 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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Use of the Intubating Laryngeal Mask in failed intubation associated with amyloid macroglossia

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Editor—Several options are available in the management of failed intubation. The Intubating Laryngeal Mask (ILM) has been reported to be an effective tracheal intubation guide.1 2 We report a case of failed intubation resulting from amyloid macroglossia managed with the ILM.

A 54-year-old man, 160 cm tall and weighing 59 kg, with a past history of systemic amyloidosis and light chain multiple myeloma presented for emergency laparotomy with haematemesis and melaena. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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