ArticleCureus2026
Emergency Cricothyroidotomy for Acute Epiglottitis in a Patient With Super-Super Obesity: A Case Report.
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Abstract
Acute epiglottitis is uncommon in adults but can obstruct the airway within hours. Although few patients require airway intervention, those who do present one of the highest-risk intubation scenarios in clinical practice. Obesity further complicates physiological or technical challenges of airway management. It shortens safe apnea time, weakens the seal of a facemask or supraglottic device, hides the neck landmarks needed for a surgical airway, and can make imaging of the neck uninterpretable. A 39-year-old man presented with two days of sore throat, dysphagia, and a muffled voice. He had asthma, hypertension, and severe obstructive sleep apnea treated with home continuous positive airway pressure. His body mass index was 66.5 kg/m
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