Introduction: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a safe method to establish airway control during general anaesthesia. In otolaryngology surgery, the use of a LMA is well established in ear surgery; however, the use of a LMA during open neck procedures remains controversial. We report a case in which the pharyngeal distortion by the LMA cuff resulted in an iatrogenic complication.   Case Report...

conclusions in this case, after failure of awake fiberoptic intubation, awake direct laryngoscopy and blind nasal intubation, finally awake nasal intubation in sitting position, using fiberoptic led to success. case presentation the present case discusses a patient with severe deformity of mandible that was admitted for correction with free-flap. the following intubation techniques were used fo...

awake intubation is the choice for airway management in anticipated difficult airway (da), which means establishing airway without induction of deep sedation; however, in cases where sedation is precarious, decision in emergency situations, success in awake intubation is dependent on proper regional airway block. a 21 year old man with bilateral temporo-mandibular ankyolosis and a 25 years old ...

Introduction: Intraoral synechia is a rare congenital condition, generally associated with other maxillo-facial malformations. We present a neonate with congenital intraoral bilateral synechia without any other facial anomalies.   Case Report: In this paper, we present a 19-day-old male neonate with congenital intraoral bilateral synechia without any other facial anomalies. We review the litera...

introduction : confirmation of proper endotracheal tube placement is one of the most important and lifesaving issues of tracheal intubation. the present study was aimed to evaluate the accuracy of tracheal ultrasonography by emergency residents in this regard.   method : this was a prospective, cross sectional study for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in endotracheal tube ...

treacher collin’s syndrome (tcs) is a rare inherited condition characterized by bilateral and symmetric abnormalities of structures within the first and second bronchial arches. patients with tcs present a serious problem to anesthetists maintaining their airway as upper airway obstruction and difficult tracheal intubation due to severe facial deformity. because of retrognathia, airway manageme...

objectives: to compare the results of early versus late tracheostomy in trauma patients admitted to intensive care unit (icu). methods: this was case control study being performed at a major trauma centre in shiraz, iran including 120 trauma patients admitted to icu during a 2-year period and underwent tracheostomy during their icu stay. the patients were categorized into two groups of the earl...