Pharmacological action of a new benzimidazole derivative. II. Protection against bacterial invasion

After difficult intubation in an acromegalic patient was encountered, 7 additional acromegalic patients were studied by measuring the cricoid width and anteroposterior diameter. Cricoid width and anteroposterior diameter were generally found to be narrower than in a group of normal patients. Such narrowing may explain airway problems encountered in acromegalic surgical patients.