title: Usefulness of the WuScope to facilitate double-lumen endotracheal tube placement in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Functional separation of the lungs may be accomplished by several methods. Patients with a stiff neck and limited mouth opening restrict options to a one-lung ventilation. We report the use of the WuScope video system, a new tool for facilitating double-lumen endotracheal tube placement for one-lung ventilation, in a patient who suffered from ankylosing spondylitis with a stiff, flexed neck and limited mouth opening for his recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Han-Dung
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Angie C Y
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Yi-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ta-Sen
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted