title: Endotracheal intubation of a paediatric patient with an umbrella wire embedded in the palate to the posterior wall of the nasopharynx using a GlideScope video laryngoscope.
abstract: The penetration of foreign bodies into the oropharynx can be life-threatening. Airway management in patients who have a foreign body penetrated into their oropharynx is a challenging problem for the anaesthetist. In this case report, we aimed to share our experience of endotracheal intubation performed with GlideScope video laryngoscopy in a 3-year-old, 15 kg patient. The patient underwent general anaesthesia to facilitate the removal of an umbrella wire that had become embedded in her soft palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vahap
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saricicek
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elzem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D014741:Video Recording