title: Replacing the combitube by an endotracheal tube using a fibre-optic bronchoscope during spontaneous ventilation.
abstract: We present a case of microlaryngoscopy in a patient with an unexpectedly difficult airway. The airway was managed by using an oesophageal-tracheal Combitube (Kendall-Sheridan, Argyle, NY) (ETC) and a fibre-optic bronchoscope (Pentax-Japan-5 mm).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gaitini
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Vaida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fradis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Somri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yanovski
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalderon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*