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AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH HUGE THYROID Airway management of a patient with a huge thyroid swelling is a real challenge to the anaesthetist. The anaesthetic concerns and  the  management of airway are discussed here. 60 year old female patient is admitted to the A&E department with history of neck swelling and stridor. She is a known case of medullary carcinoma thyroid with lymph node metastases. The patient assumed a sitting position as stridor exacerbated...

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