Resumo
Paciente do sexo masculino, 56 anos, apresentou-se para excisão de glioblastoma intracraniano multiforme. Após ser rotineiramente monitorado, o paciente foi pré-oxigenado. Anestesia e paralisia foram induzidas com propofol (200 mg), fentanil (50 µg) e vecurônio (9 mg). Laringoscopia direta com lâmina Macintosh número 3 revelou um cisto pedunculado de 2x2 cm, que surgia do lado direito da valécula e impedia a intubação endotraqueal. Enquanto o paciente permanecia anestesiado, consultamos rapidamente um otorrinolaringologista e o cisto foi aspirado por uma seringa com agulha de calibre 22G sob laringoscopia direta. Aspiramos 10 cc de líquido. Intubação traqueal foi feita em seguida sem intercorrências com sonda de 9,0 aramada e com balão. Uma opção para a intubação com fibra óptica pode ser a aspiração cuidadosa do cisto para facilitar a intubação.
Palavras-chave
ANATOMIA, Epiglote, Cistos, COMPLICAÇÕES, Intubação Traqueal, Doenças da Laringe
Abstract
A 56-year-old man presented himself for an intracranial glioblastoma multiforme excision. After being routinely monitored, he was preoxygenated. We induced anesthesia and paralysis with 200 mg propofol, 50 µg fentanyl and 9 mg vecuronium. Direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh 3 blade revealed a 2x2 cm cyst, pedunculated, arising from the right side of the vallecula preventing the endotracheal intubation. While the patient remained anesthetized, we urgently consulted an otolaryngologist and aspirated the cyst with a 22-gauge needle and syringe under direct laryngoscopy. We aspirated 10 cc of liquid content. This was followed by an uneventful tracheal intubation with a 9.0 enforced spiral cuffed tube. An alternative to fiberoptic intubation may be careful cyst aspiration to facilitate the intubation.
Keywords
Cysts, Epiglottis, Intubation, Intratracheal, Laryngeal Diseases
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