[Investigation of a patient with difficult endotracheal intubation].
Unusually difficult endotracheal intubation was encountered during anesthetic induction of a 41-year-old male, necessitating use of a bronchofiberscope. The usual pre-operative analysis had shown no problems, such as tracheal tumor or stricture. Due to difficult intubation, post-operative evaluations were made and no abnormalities were found. However, investigation of the lateral roentgenogram showed a much greater than average backward bend in the patient's trachea under the vocal cord. It is likely that the sharp bend of the trachea was responsible for difficult intubation.
Nakano
M
M
Department of Anesthesia, Takasaki National Hospital.
Futami
E
E
Nakajima
S
S
Maruyama
N
N
Karasawa
F
F
Kawamura
F
F
Sudoh
I
I
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging