title: Difficulty in intubation. Calcified stylohyoid ligament.
abstract: An intubation which was unexpectedly difficult is described. It is suggested that the cause of the difficulty was ossification and shortening of the stylohyoid ligament.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography