Awake Intubation for Excision of Vocal Cord Polyp in an Antenatal Patient: A Case Report

Apeksha A Gala; Shital H Borkar; Sunil K Gvalani

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10049-2024

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Awake Intubation for Excision of Vocal Cord Polyp in an Antenatal Patient: A Case Report

Apeksha A Gala, Shital H Borkar, Sunil K Gvalani

Keywords : Awake intubation, Pregnancy, Vocal cord polyp

Citation Information : Gala AA, Borkar SH, Gvalani SK. Awake Intubation for Excision of Vocal Cord Polyp in an Antenatal Patient: A Case Report. Res Inno Anesth 2023; 8 (1):29-30.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10049-2024

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 22-05-2023

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Abstract

The anesthetic management of patients presenting with laryngeal tumors and airway obstruction is difficult. We present the case of a 22-year-old female, 30 weeks of gestation, who underwent surgical removal of a vocal cord polyp under general anesthesia using awake intubation with airway blocks.

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