title: Submental intubation with intubating laryngeal mask airway as conduit: An airway option for oral submucous fibrosis release.
abstract: The main anesthetic concern with oral submucous fibrosis is progressive restriction of mouth opening due to fibrosis producing difficult airway. Securing airway by nasotracheal intubation and tracheostomy are associated with potential complications. Flexible fiberoscope is not available in all the institutes. Submental intubation using intubating laryngeal mask airway is an acceptable alternative technique in such situations. It also provides an unobstructed surgical field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Aruloli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohambourame
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sameer
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Hemanth Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Muthukumaran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramamirtham
keywords: Intubating LMA; oral submucous fibrosis; submental intubation