Adult laryngeal hemangiomas (ALH) are clearly defined, with a bluish red color, appearing most often in the region of glottis and supraglottis. The principal symptom is hoarseness, occasional hemoptysis, advanced cases, dysphagia difficulty breathing. patient was 55-year-old female suffering from hoarseness for long time, experiencing shortness breath last 1 year she referred to our clinic emer...

The aim of this study was to assess the percentage of respiratory disorders and airway obstruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by comparing lung function test results between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and control subjects with other rheumatological conditions. A prospective case-control study of respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities was performed in a series of...

There are a number of studies in the literature, that associate nasopharyngeal airway obstruction, as a result of adenoid enlargement, to the development of skeletal and dental abnormalities. However, the etiologic role of hypertrophied adenoids and tonsils in developing an aberrant dentofacial growth is not clear, yet. The present investigation attempted to study the incidence of maxillary pos...

BACKGROUND Retropharyngeal hematoma (RPH) is rare; however, it causes airway obstruction and can be fatal. Stellate ganglion block (SGB) can cause RPH. The authors analyzed reports of patients with RPH after SGB to clarify the initial symptoms and signs, and the urgency of airway management. METHODS MEDLINE and Japana Centra Revuo Medicina were searched for reports of RPH after SGB using the ...

Ingestion of alkaline substances can cause mucosal damage and upper airway obstruction, which is a serious potentially fatal complication. An 80-year-old patient ingested small amount liquid presented to our hospital with burning sensations in the throat. Within two hours arrival, edema epiglottis rapidly worsened excessive secretion, resulting obstruction. We attempted intubate using fiberopti...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To examine drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) findings in nonresponders to previous pharyngeal obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) surgery. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. METHODS DISE using propofol for unconscious sedation was performed in nonresponders to previous OSA surgery (including palate surgery with or without tonsillectomy and possible other procedures). Nonrespond...

Relapsing lymphoma involving the trachea causing tracheal obstruction is exceedingly uncommon. Despite its rarity, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis when a patient with known lymphoma presents with signs of airway obstruction such as stridor. We report an unusual case of relapsing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with tracheal involvement in a 57-year-old female and review the relevan...

Various airway pathologies may result in central airway obstruction. For patients who have benign and malignant disease, definitive surgical correction by tracheobronchial resection and reconstruction is preferred. Numerous patients, however, have unresectable airway lesions owing to the extent of disease or to medical or surgical contraindications. These patients can be palliated by several en...

BACKGROUND Obstruction of the natural airway, while usually easily recognised and managed, may present simply as desaturation, have an unexpected cause, be very difficult to manage, and have serious consequences for the patient. OBJECTIVES To examine the role of a previously described core algorithm "COVER ABCD-A SWIFT CHECK", supplemented by a specific sub-algorithm for obstruction of the na...