Table 2.

Summary of post-intubation laryngeal edema after non-head and neck surgery cases having a history of head and neck surgery or radiotherapy

Case	Age (years)	Sex	Hight (cm)	Weight (kg)	Prior therapy for head and neck cancer					Primary disease	Operation	Tube type (size)	Resistance during intubation	Operation time (min)	Anesthesia time (min)	Diagnosis date (POD)	Steroid	Airway management	References
					Primary cancer	Surgery	Neck dissection	Radiotherapy	Interval (years)
1	76	F	155.8	52.1	Tougue cancer	Excision of tougue base	Bilateral	+	10	Metastatic hepatic tumor	Segmental liver resection, cholecystectomy, rediofrequency ablation	SLT (ID 7.0 mm)	–	240	ND	On the day of surgery	DEX	Emergency tracheostomy	[13]
2	69	F	150	43	Thyroid cancer	Total thyroidectomy	Bilateral	−	7	Bilateral ureter stones	Transurethral ureterolithotripsy	SLT (ID 7.5 mm)	–	45	ND	On the day of surgery	DEX	Reintubation ↓ tracheostomy	[14]
3	78	M	161	57	Laryngeal cancer	–	–	+	3.5	Left lung cancer	Left upper division segmentectomy	DLT (35 Fr)	–	176	239	On the day of surgery	PSL	Temporary tracheostomy	Our case

POD post operative day, SLT single lumen tube, DLT double lumen tube, ID inner diameter, ND not discribed, DEX dexamethasone, PSL predonisolone