title: [A case of airway obstruction after posterior occipito-cervical fusion].
abstract: A 62-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis underwent posterior occipito-cervical fusion. Although the operation was successfully performed, airway obstruction developed immediately after the extubation. We succeed in fiberoptic intubation. We consider that airway obstruction was caused by the preexisting reduction of the pharyngeal space and the occipito-cervical fusion malalignment. On the extubation after occipito-cervical fusion, we should always consider the possibility of re-intubation and its difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto 860-8556.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kozuma
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: Sinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Chiyoko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Fumiharu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yanagi
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*