Imaging Case of the Week 349 Answer Posted on February 24, 2019 by Prathibha The lateral neck x-ray shows completed filling up of the vallecular space, severe epiglottic swelling and supraglottic oedema. This patient has an airway emergency. They underwent emergency fibreoptic intubation by the specialist. Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest