Unanticipated Difficult Airway Due to a Vallecular Cyst in an Adolescent Patient with Traumatic Cataract: A Case Report

Unanticipated difficulty in ventilation and/or intubation is a nightmare scenario for every anesthesiologist. Despite the existence of predictors for the assessment of the airway and plan the procedure based on the findings, we still encounter unforeseen circumstances which land us in situations like a failed intubation. In this article, we shall discuss a case of traumatic cataract surgery under general anesthesia, which was complicated by the presence of a vallecular cyst obscuring our laryngoscopic view.