Abstract:W E report an interesting aspect of a difficult intubation in a 10-yr-old boy scheduled for excision of a retropharyngeal mass. As can be appreciated from the magnetic resonance imaging, there is a large retropharyngeal tumor shown in figure A, and the axial cut (fig. B) shows the tumor causing a significant anterior and lateral shift of trachea of approximately 20 mm. After induction of general anesthesia and testing that mask ventilation would be possible, an endotracheal tube with an ID of 7 mm was inserted… Show more
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