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Dental mirror for difficult nasotracheal intubation
I Matot1, I Hevron, R Katzenelson
1Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Anaesthesia
|August 1, 1997
Summary
Difficult airway management occurred during anesthesia for mandibular prognathism repair in a patient with prior cleft repair and pharyngeal flap surgery. Retrograde intubation under direct vision successfully advanced the nasotracheal tube.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Otolaryngology
Background:
- Patients with a history of cleft lip and palate repair and pharyngeal flap surgery often present complex airway challenges.
- Mandibular prognathism repair requires careful airway management, especially in patients with pre-existing anatomical alterations.