An unexpected complication of the intubating laryngeal mask.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Fatal oesophageal perforation occurred as a complication of elective general anaesthesia for cataract extraction in a 77-year-old female patient. Tracheal intubation had been achieved, albeit with difficulty, in the course of a clinical trial of the intubating laryngeal mask.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Perforation
- Laryngeal Masks