title: [Difficult Airway Management of a Patient with the Ossification of Anterior Longitudinal Ligament].
abstract: We report a case of difficult airway management (DAM) with the ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL). A 66-year-old man complained of pharyngeal discomfort. He was diagnosed with OALL, and planned to have a surgery under general anesthesia. We expected DAM due to the limitation of cervical mobility and airway obstruction caused by OALL. We succeeded in awake intubation with video laryngoscope and tracheal tube introducer.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yukie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katou
authors.forename: Oka
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058109:Airway Management; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic