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Anaesthesia for transsphenoidal surgery in a patient with extreme gigantism
British Journal of Anaesthesia
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
The management of anaesthesia for transsphenoidal removal of a pituitary adenoma in a true pituitary giant with acromegaly is described. Problems which may be anticipated in such a patient and an approach to their management are discussed, with particular emphasis upon the need for thorough preoperative assessment of the upper airway and the provision of adequate pulmonary ventilation during anaesthesia.