title: A complication of nasotracheal intubation after mandibular subcondylar fracture.
abstract: Among the potential risks of nasotracheal intubation are nasal bleeding, sinusitis, bacteremia, accidental turbinectomy, and some other structural damages. Retropharyngeal dissection is reported as a very rare complication of nasotracheal intubation, mostly encountered in elective surgery patients. A case with traumatic subcondylar fracture of the mandible is presented here, which is suspected to be the cause of the nasopharyngeal dissection that was observed during attempted nasotracheal intubation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. bubu77@gmail.com
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürsoy
authors.forename: Ozhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celebiler
authors.forename: Tümay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umuroğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D012421:Rupture