a Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management and Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75235-9068, USA
Abstract:
There is an increasing trend toward performing craniotomy for primary brain tumor excision with local anesthesia. We report the use of the laryngeal mask airway as a part of an anesthetic technique designed for patients requiring awake cortical mapping during brain tumor excision.