Patient positioning and nasal intubation for carotid endarterectomy.
Exposure of a very rostral carotid bifurcation for endarterectomy may occasionally be difficult. We are reporting a simple yet effective way to gain several centimetres of exposure of the distal cervical portion of the internal carotid artery in this circumstance.
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008488:Medical Illustration; D009666:Nose; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography