Laryngeal mask airway and visualisation of vocal cords during thyroid surgery

Assessment of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery with laryngeal mask airway.

OBJECTIVE To study the feasibility of using laryngeal mask anesthesia (LMA) with bronchoscopic evaluation of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) integrity when stimulated. DESIGN Single-institution prospective case series. SETTING A single, mid-Atlantic region academic medical center. PATIENTS Twenty-seven adult volunteers. INTERVENTIONS Laryngeal mask anesthesia for thyroid surgery, monito...

Standard Laryngeal Mask Airway and LMA-ProSeal during laparoscopic surgery.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency of airway seal and sore throat with the LMA-ProSeal (PLMA) and the standard Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) during laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN Prospective, controlled, randomized, nonblinded clinical study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS 60 adult, ASA physical status I, II, and III patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery with genera...

Comparison of Supreme Laryngeal Mask Airway and ProSeal Laryngeal Mask Airway during Cholecystectomy.

OBJECTIVE This study compared the safety and efficacy of the Supreme Laryngeal Mask Airway (S-LMA) with that of the ProSeal-LMA (P-LMA) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty adults were randomly allocated. Following anaesthesia induction, experienced LMA users inserted the airway devices. RESULTS Oropharyngeal leak pressure was similar in groups (S-LMA, 27.8±2.9 cmH2O;...

Role of immediate recurrent laryngeal nerve reconstruction in surgery for thyroid cancers with fixed vocal cords.

BACKGROUND Quality of voice after immediate recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) reconstruction in thyroid cancers has not been thoroughly studied. METHODS Thirteen patients with fixed vocal cords (fixed vocal cord group) and 8 patients with intact or impaired mobile vocal cords (mobile vocal cord group) who had immediate RLN reconstruction simultaneously with total thyroidectomy, and patients who...

Laryngeal mask airway in ENT surgery.