Rigid Fiber-Optic Device Intubation in a Child With Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis
Authors:
- 1 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Vol. 31 (2) , e193-e194
Abstract
The authors present a case of rigid fiber-optic device intubation in an 8-year-old boy with posttraumatic temporomandibular joint ankylosis. For this intention, a 5 mm diameter Bonfils fiberscope was used. Such practice has never been described before in pediatric patients with temporomandibular joint ankylosis. The procedure was successful and without complications. Therefore, the authors conclude that this method represents a useful alternative in difficult airway management in children with limited mouth opening.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- Fiberscope Assisted Videolaryngoscope Intubation in the Surgical Treatment of TMJ AnkylosisJournal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2014
- Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult AirwayAnesthesiology, 2013
- Clinical Uses of the Bonfils Retromolar Intubation FiberscopeAnesthesia & Analgesia, 2012
- Surgical Management of Temporomandibular Joint AnkylosisJournal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2008
- Treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis with temporalis muscle and fascia flapInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2001
- A review of anaesthetic technique in 15 paediatric patients with temporomandibular joint ankylosisPediatric Anesthesia, 2001