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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605251345971 |
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