title: Middle turbinectomy after nasotracheal intubation.
abstract: Nasotracheal intubation (NTI) is used for maintaining airway access during maxillofacial surgery or in cases of severe oral trauma. We describe a case of middle turbinectomy complication as a result of NTI. The purposes of this paper are to raise awareness of this complication and review associated imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lincoln Medical Center, 234 E. 149th Street, Bronx, NY, 10451, USA. gold.menachem@gmail.com.|Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. gold.menachem@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.|Department of Surgery, Lincoln Medical Center, 234 E. 149th Street, Bronx, NY, 10451, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearlman
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Medical Center, St. George's University School of Medicine, 234 E. 149th Street, Bronx, NY, 10451, USA.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boyack
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Nasotracheal intubation; Turbinectomy