case_images: PMC9442410_01
case_images: Supraglottic view of the larynx - Absent epiglottis: the arytenoids are seen below and the base of tongue is seen above.
case_images: gr1.jpg
case_images: PMC9442410_01_gr1.jpg
case_images: fig1
case_images: Throughout this period, retrognathism and retropositioning of the tongue have remained unchanged; the tongue rests over the vocal folds (the epiglottis is absent), which maintains the airways obstructed (Fig. 1) and precludes removal of the tube.