"Blow-torch phenomenon" during laser assisted excision of a thyroglossal cyst at the base of the tongue

Abstract

We report a case of blow-torch phenomenon encountered during diode laser assisted excision of a thyroglossal cyst in a child. This is first such case report from India and highlights an unusual complication which anesthesiologists need to be aware of due to the increasing use of operative laser.

Keywords

• Blow-torch phenomenon
• diode laser
• thyroglossal cyst-base of the tongue