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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2007 99(6):921-922; doi:10.1093/bja/aem328
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ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for laparoscopic gastric banding in a myasthenic, morbidly obese patient

U. Freo*, M. Carron, M. Micaglio and C. Ori

Padova, Italy

* E-mail: ulderico.freo@unipd.it

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Editor—Although the actual incidence of difficult tracheal intubation in obese patients is questioned,1 a subset of morbidly obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, a large neck circumference, or a Mallampati score of 3 or higher,2 and restricted cranio-cervical movement3 is at greater risk of difficult tracheal intubation and hypoxia than normal-weight patients.4 Laryngeal masks have been recommended in the guidelines on difficult intubation and have been used in obese subjects, mostly as intubating . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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