Airway Management in a Mental Retardation Patient with Temporo-mandibular Joint Ankylosis
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis makes it impossible orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia because of limited mouth opening. We applied a nasotracheal intubation via fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) guidance on a 36 years old mental retarded (MR) patient with bilateral TMJ, having extremely limited mouth opening. As a result, nasotracheal intubation via FOB is reliable technique on even mental retarded patients with extremely limited opening.
Authors and Affiliations
Levent Sahin, Mehmet Cesur, Ayşe Mizrak, Rauf Gül, Ömer Berberoğlu
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