title: The video laryngoscopes blind spots and possible lingual nerve injury by the Gliderite rigid stylet--case presentation and review of literature.
abstract: We report the first case of near serious lingual nerve injury in an 80-y-old female caused by the Rigid GlideScope Stylet. This complication was discovered during oral surgery and may have been missed if the site of surgery was not oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, Iowa City. 52242-1009, USA. m-magboul@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Magboul M A
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Magboul
authors.forename: Shaw
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joel
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061222:Lingual Nerve Injuries; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*