Successful awake tracheal intubation in a morbidly obese patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome and a giant vocal cord polyp: A case report

Giant vocal cord polyps pose challenges in airway management, particularly in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome. We present the case of a morbidly obese man in his 20s (body mass index: 50.8 kg/m 2 ) with severe obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome and a giant vocal...

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Main Authors: Tieshuai Liu, Ziming Zhang, Du Zheng, Qing Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605251345971
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