Case report--bilateral mandibular coronoid process hyperplasia.
A rare case of bilateral hyperplasia of the mandibular coronoid processes is described in which blind intubation was performed using diethyl ether as the anaesthetic agent. Intra-oral surgery to remove the excess bone resulted in satisfactory mouth opening which was expected to improve further with physiotherapy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery