Combined Use of an Airtraq Optical Laryngoscope, Airtraq Video Camera, Airtraq Wireless Monitor, and a Fibreoptic Bronchoscope After Failed Tracheal Intubation Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2011) 58:411–412 Manuel Angel Gomez-Rıos, MD Laura Nieto Serradilla, MD Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruna Spain This case report presents the simultaneous use of an Airtraq optical laryngoscope, Airt...

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS) is a rare disorder characterized by micrognathia, kyphoscoliosis, and myotonia. The greatest challenge in the anesthetic management of patients with SJS is performing tracheal intubation. The MultiViewScope (MVS) is a video laryngoscope system in which the video monitor handle can be attached to a stylet scope, laryngoscope blade, or fiberscope. We report a 21-mon...

We report a case of unexpectedly difficult intubation in a patient with a huge but asymptomatic choanal polyp. A 77-year-old man with invasive bladder cancer was scheduled for total cystectomy under general anesthesia. However, tracheal intubation with a Macintosh laryngoscope proved impossible due to obstruction by a large oropharyngeal tumor. Using a video laryngoscope, intubation was success...