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Anesthetic management of patients with large antrochoanal polyps needs anticipation and adequate preparation for the associated problems. Presenting as nasal polyps, these may mislead and cause unexpected problems in ventilation as well as intubation. We present a case of a large antrochoanal polyp leading to bilateral nasal obstruction undergoing general anesthesia for polypectomy. A brief review of literature is included
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Large ovarian tumors are not very uncommon in rural India and developing countries, due to delayed reporting by the patients to the scarce healthcare facilities available, hence anesthesiologists must be aware of the anesthetic challenges that one may have to face in these cases. We report perioperative anesthetic management for a large ovarian tumor which was successfully removed. The tumor weighed 32 kg with a fluid volume of 15 lit