Open AccessThe Utility of Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography in Unanticipated Difficult Endotracheal Intubation
Author(s) -
Noriaki Kanaya,
Shin Kawana,
Hiroaki Watanabe,
Yukitoshi Niiyama,
Tomohisa Niiya,
Masayasu Nakayama,
Akiyoshi Namiki
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200009000-00048
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , endotracheal intubation , computed tomography , intubation , abnormality , radiology , airway , endotracheal tube , tomography , anesthesia , psychiatry
We experienced a case of unanticipated difficult intubation with direct laryngoscopy because of narrowing of the retropharyngeal air space and laryngeal vestibulum. It is suggested that three-dimensional computed tomography is useful for evaluating both the abnormality of an airway and its relationship to surrounding tissue.