Intubation 
Granuloma : A case report

Keimyung Medical Journal 2000;19(2):275-280.

Intubation Granuloma : A case report

삽관 육아종 1례

한성욱; 배정인

Abstract

Endotracheal intubation has been used widely for the maintenance of airway in the emer?gency patients and general anesthesia. However; several complications occur in about 4% after endotracheal intubation. The complications include laryngeal edema; laryngomalacia; laryn?geal stenosis; laryngeal granuloma etc.. Among these complications; laryngeal granuloma is a relatively rare complication. Authors reported a case of laryngeal granuloma which developed after endotracheal intubation. A 33-year old female patient visited our hospital Emergency Room due to right humerus and left scapular fracture; liver laceration and pleural effusion. At 2 days after admission; sudden dyspnea developed and oxygen therapy was done. After oxygen therapy; PaC>2 was not elevat?ed above 70 mmHg. Then endotracheal intubation was performed; it was difficult to intubate endotracheally due to short neck and obesity. She was intubated for 5 days. The patient was discharged after 1 month of medical treatment. At 2 months after discharge; the patient felt a progressive hoarseness and foreign body sensation in larynx. She was diagnosed as laryngeal granuloma at ENT department. She was underwent the surgical operation.

Key Words: Granuloma, Intubation