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Penetrating Injury of the Oropharynx with Tonsillar Prolapse in a Patient with Hepatic Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Anesthetic Management


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1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
 

A 52‑year‑old man, a known case of hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension, presented with a bleeding lacerated wound of his pharyngeal wall and tongue with prolapse of the tonsil. He underwent emergency surgical repair of the laceration. We discuss the airway management and other anesthetic implications of this case.

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Airway management, hepatic cirrhosis, neck trauma, pharyngeal lacerations, portal hypertension
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  • Penetrating Injury of the Oropharynx with Tonsillar Prolapse in a Patient with Hepatic Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Anesthetic Management

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C. Deepa
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
Shaila S. Kamat
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
Teena Desai
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India

Abstract


A 52‑year‑old man, a known case of hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension, presented with a bleeding lacerated wound of his pharyngeal wall and tongue with prolapse of the tonsil. He underwent emergency surgical repair of the laceration. We discuss the airway management and other anesthetic implications of this case.

Keywords


Airway management, hepatic cirrhosis, neck trauma, pharyngeal lacerations, portal hypertension