Intubation in a patient with a large pedunculated oral lipoma: a unique experience

  • Roopa Sachidananda Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka 580 021, (India).
  • Safiya Shaikh Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka 580 021, (India).
  • Sarala Mahesh Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka 580 021, (India).
Keywords: Lipoma, Difficult airway

Abstract

Patients with intraoral mass may present to anesthesiologists for various diagnostic or definitive procedures. These patients may be challenging not only due to inherent airway problems associated with tumour mass but also due to comorbid conditions. Pedunculated lipoma arising from the buccal mucosa is rare. We report the anticipated airway difficulty encountered in a 55-year-old male patient with an intraoral pedunculated lipoma made easy by the patient by facilitating the mass out of the oral cavity manually.

Published
01-28-2019
How to Cite
Sachidananda, R., Shaikh, S., & Mahesh, S. (2019). Intubation in a patient with a large pedunculated oral lipoma: a unique experience. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 195-197. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/400
Section
Case Reports