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Use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway in a case of ankylosing spondylitis for coronary artery bypass grafting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

J. D'Mello ,
R. Pagedar ,
M. Butani ,
P. Kurkal  and
K. Pandey
J. D'Mello
Affiliation:
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mumbai, India
R. Pagedar
Affiliation:
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mumbai, India
M. Butani
Affiliation:
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mumbai, India
P. Kurkal
Affiliation:
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mumbai, India
K. Pandey
Affiliation:
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mumbai, India
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Abstract

The intubating laryngeal mask airway is a modification of the conventional laryngeal mask and is used as a tool for difficult intubation. It can be inserted without placing the head and neck in the Magill position and has been used successfully in cervical spine injuries. Reported is a case of successful insertion of the intubating laryngeal mask and subsequent intubation through it in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis with cervical involvement resulting in a fixed flexion deformity who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting.

Keywords

arthritisrheumatoidspondylitisankylosingintubationintratracheallaryngeal masksmyocardial revascularizationcoronary artery bypass
Type
Clinical Letter
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , April 2002 , pp. 298 - 302
Copyright
2002 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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