Video assisted fiberoptic intubation for temporomandibular ankylosis.
In the era of fiberoptics, securing of the airway under general anesthesia in small children with temporomandibular joint ankylosis without a flexible pediatric fiberoptic endoscope requires considerable skill. We describe the use of an adult flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope with a video camera system to visualize the glottis from one nostril while the tracheal tube was passed from the other nostril.
Kundra
Pankaj
P
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. pankajkundra@vsnl.net
Vasudevan
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Ravishankar
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D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery