[Nasotracheal intubation with the use of fibroscopes]

The technique of nasotracheal intubation with a fibroscope in 139 patients is described. The advantages and disadvantages of the fibroscopes used, difficulties and complications associated with the technique and their reasons have been reviewed. It has been concluded that endoscopic intubation is an effective non-traumatic method and can be performed in complex cases by an experienced physician. The authors prefer the technique described to other methods suggested by foreign authors.