CONTACT ULCER OF THE LARYNX DEVELOPING AFTER INTRATRACHEAL ANESTHESIA

The many advantages of intratracheal anesthesia have led to its increased use in all types of surgery, although in recent years there have been periodic reports of complications following the use of the intratracheal catheter. The case of a contact ulcer of the larynx which developed after the use of intratracheal anesthesia is reported. REPORT OF A CASE In June 1941 N. B., a woman aged 60, was readmitted to the University Hospital with the chief complaint of intermittent hoarseness developing after an operation performed with intratracheal anesthesia. The patient was first admitted in January 1941 for removal of a papilliferous adenocarcinoma involving the left anterior and middle ethmoid cells. There was no previous history of hoarseness, although the patient was an inveterate conversationalist. Operation was performed on Jan. 9, 1941, and direct laryngoscopy performed at that time revealed no pathologic change in the larynx. The intratracheal catheter was inserted