In this episode, William Rosenblatt, MD, uses the preoperative endoscopic airway evaluation (PEAE) to access a patient with moderate pharyngeal stenosis.
The patient had a remote history of base of tongue cancer that was treated with radiation and chemotherapy. She presented for evaluation of a possible recurrence. PEAE reveals moderate pharyngeal stenosis. After the evaluation, the patient underwent inhalation induction and flexible scope intubation.