Awake Fiberoptic Nasotracheal Intubation and Anesthetic Management of a Patient With a Compressed and Deviated Airway From a Massive Thyroid Goiter: A Case Report.

Difficult airway management is a challenge for anesthesiologists, requiring proper assessment, planning, and sometimes a multidisciplinary approach to establish a secure airway. Here we present a case where the patient had a large thyroid goiter with significant tracheal compression. Due to the large size of the thyroid mass and the location of tracheal narrowing, fiberoptic intubation appeared to be challenging, and a surgical airway was not a viable option to obtain a secure airway for a total thyroidectomy.

Intraoperative Diagnosis of "Bronchus Suis", a Variant of Tracheal Bronchus.

Bronchus suis, also known as tracheal bronchus, is a rare congenital anatomic variant in which an aberrant bronchus develops above the carina. Often asymptomatic, bronchus suis may be detected during imaging or manipulation of the airway. Here we describe a case where bronchus suis was visualized by fiberoptic bronchoscopy performed intraoperatively for the evaluation of desaturation and management of endotracheal secretions.

Gender Representation at Conferences, Executive Boards, and Program Committees in Otolaryngology.

Objective: Women represent approximately 28.0% of academic otolaryngologists. Previous studies have shown that women in academic medicine, including surgical subspecialties, have disparate career advancement opportunities and grant funding compared to male counterparts.