2024-03-29T00:15:45Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/819612022-11-17T02:08:08Zhdl_2115_20048hdl_2115_140Unrecognized difficult airway management during anesthesia in two brachycephalic dogs with narrow cricoid cartilageTamura, JunOyama, NorihikoMatsumoto, SoOwaki, RyoHosoya, KenjiOkumura, Masahiroanesthesiabrachycephalic dogdifficult airway managementnarrow cricoid cartilage480Difficulty in airway management during anesthesia was noted in a 10-year-old, castrated, male Pekingese dog and a 13-year-old male French Bulldog. They showed strong resistance during tracheal tube insertion through the subglottic lumen. Therefore, the airway was secured by using a small endotracheal tube or supraglottic airway device. Computed tomography scan revealed a markedly narrower vertical dimension of the cricoid cartilage compared to that seen in common brachycephalic breeds. Posterior glottis was relatively more accessible for translaryngeal intubation in the present cases. Our findings showed that brachycephalic airway syndrome may be associated with narrow cricoid cartilage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical case report of airway management during anesthesia in dogs with narrow cricoid cartilage.公益社団法人 日本獣医学会 (The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science)Journal Articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/819610916-7250Journal of veterinary medical science8322342402021-02enginfo:doi/10.1292/jvms.20-0446none