Lingual Tonsil Causing Airway Obstruction

Kashyap, Ajaya; Farid, Asim; Aldridge, R.T.; King, Arthur B.

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“…2 Airway management in these patients is often problematic when using conventional facemasks. 4 The laryngeal mask airway (LMA ² ) has become an accepted aid in cases of dif®cult tracheal intubation in both adults and children. 4±9 In addition the LMA has been used successfully as a conduit for ®brescope-assisted tracheal intubation in patients with congenital syndromes such as Pierre-Robin, Treacher-Collins, and Goldenhar, known to present with dif®cult airways.…”

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Tracheostomy, lingular tonsillectomy and sleep-related breathing disorders

Conacher

Meikle

O’Brien

2002

British Journal of Anaesthesia

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Laser resection of lingual tonsils and formal closure of a tracheostomy improved the airway in a 14-yr-old patient with Down's syndrome. Non-invasive airway support to treat obstructive sleep apnoea was postponed with this treatment. During the anaesthetic a laryngeal mask airway was used to support the airway after lingual tonsillectomy, to assess the suitability of defunctioning the tracheostomy. Laryngeal mask airways assist management of lingual tonsils. Lingual tonsillar hypertrophy can lead to obstructive sleep disorders.

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Tracheostomy, lingular tonsillectomy and sleep-related breathing disorders

Conacher

Meikle

O’Brien

2002

British Journal of Anaesthesia

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“…The patient was allowed to wake up, and suffered no ill effects. Subsequent nasoendoscopy revealed a large lingual tonsil, which undoubtedly was at least contributing to his sleep apnoea [1, 2]. The moral of the tale is that adequate pre‐operative investigations would have forewarned the anaesthetist of the nature of the airway problem and the likelihood of a difficult intubation, and that patients with sleep apnoea often pose serious airway problems to the unwary anaesthetist [3].…”

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Upper airway obstruction secondary to a lingual tonsil

Dell¹

2000

Anaesthesia

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Recurrent Lingual Tonsil Hyperplasia

Parham

Newman²

2003

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Clinically significant lingual tonsil hypertrophy is a rare entity in children. We describe a child, status postadenotonsillectomy, with recurrent hypertrophy of the lingual tonsil after carbon dioxide laser ablation. Workup was negative for immunodeficiency, cystic fibrosis, and allergies. The findings of examination of multiple biopsy specimens of the tissue suggested follicular hyperplasia, and cytometery showed no evidence of a lymphoproliferative disorder. Empiric treatment with a histamine2-receptor blocker after the sixth carbon dioxide laser ablation prevented lingual tonsil hypertrophy.

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Lingual Tonsil Causing Airway Obstruction

Cited by 7 publications

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Tracheostomy, lingular tonsillectomy and sleep-related breathing disorders

Tracheostomy, lingular tonsillectomy and sleep-related breathing disorders

Upper airway obstruction secondary to a lingual tonsil

Recurrent Lingual Tonsil Hyperplasia

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