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This is a case report of an infant who underwent thyrolingual cystectomy under general anesthesia. Two tracheal tubes were used: 1 for nasopharyngeal airway and the other for fiberoptic intubation. With this method, nasal intubation was successfully performed without hypoxia and hypercapnia even in a 3-month-old infant. We concluded this is a useful intubation method for infants who are predicted to be a difficult intubation.
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Preoperative pharyngeal fiberoptic view. Epiglottis is pressed over the larynx by the thyrolingual cyst (↑).
A magnetic resonance image (T2) of the pharynx. A thyrolingual cyst (↑) is recognized in the base of the tongue.
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Address correspondence to Tomoyasu Noguchi, DDS, Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Misaiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,101-0061, Japan; noguchit@tdc.ac.jp.
Received: Nov 17, 2014
Accepted: Feb 27, 2015
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