We report a case in which a videolaryngoscope was used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in a patient with a large exophytic mass involving the right supraglottis. After intubation, it was noted that the soft palate had been perforated by the styletted endotracheal tube. The defect closed spontaneously postoperatively within 9 days.
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