title: Novel intubation technique for transesophageal echocardiographic examination.
abstract: Pharyngeal intubation is a challenging problem during transesophageal procedures. The rate of unsuccessful intubation varies from 1.5 to 1.9%. In this article, we described a novel technique, which we utilize in our hospital for the difficult intubations without any technical failure for the insertion of the transesophageal probe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GATA Haydarpasa Military Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rifat Eralp
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ulusoy
authors.forename: Nezihi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kucukarslan
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*