title: A rather unconventional use of the laryngeal mask airway.
abstract: Jaw masses are often associated with difficult airway and very often anesthesiologists have to use ingenious but safe techniques to secure the airway. This report is upon awake insertion of the laryngeal mask airway in a patient with a huge jaw tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0048, USA. onafiu@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Olubukola O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Nafiu
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*