title: Upper airway compression after arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: An unusual complication is presented following a temporomandibular arthroscopy carried out under general anaesthesia. Severe cervicofacial oedema occurred immediately after surgery which required prolonged endotracheal intubation. Retrospective analysis revealed a massive fluid escape in the surrounding tissues leading to laryngeal oedema.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Département de Chirurgie, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudot
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jaquinet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*