Airway Obstruction Can Occur After Thyrogossal Duct Excision

by anyonecanintubate | Sep 22, 2013 | Airway Management, Anesthesia, Intubation

The longer I do anesthesia, the more I realize that not knowing the details about the surgeries that I see every day can cause unexpected problems with the anesthesia. Removal of the hyoid as part of a thyroglossal duct cyst excision, normally innocuous, can rarely cause severe postoperative airway obstruction.