title: An unexpected complication of the intubating laryngeal mask.
abstract: Fatal oesophageal perforation occurred as a complication of elective general anaesthesia for cataract extraction in a 77-year-old female patient. Tracheal intubation had been achieved, albeit with difficulty, in the course of a clinical trial of the intubating laryngeal mask.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Branthwaite
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*