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  • Title: Difficult oral endotracheal intubation in an acromegalic patient receiving transsphenoidal surgery--a case report.
    Author: Kao SC, Chiou H, Hsu JC, Lin CM, Lui PW.
    Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan; 2006 Mar; 44(1):31-4. PubMed ID: 16623405.
    Abstract:
    Patients suffering from acromegaly are associated with increased risks of difficult airway management. We report a case of acromegaly scheduled for transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma under general anesthesia in whom all possible means failed us in the insertion of the endotracheal tube (ET) through the mouth, a procedure essential for transsphenoidal surgery. The operation was called off and for securing his compromised airway a nasal ET was placed under fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Five days later, awake oral fiberoptic intubation was successful under topical anesthesia. We suggest that oral endotracheal intubation performed awake under topical anesthesia with the aid of a fiberoptic bronchoscope is a choice approach in acromegalic patients with predicated difficult airway who are to receive surgery.
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