Temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis – The difficult airway

Difficult airway management in a case with lingual tonsil hypertrophy and temporo-mandibular joint partial ankylosis

provided the original work is properly cited. CC The lingual tonsil, a normal component of Waldeyer’s ring, consists of lymphoid tissue located at the base of tongue [1]. A supraepiglottic mass like lingual tonsillar hypertrophy (LTH) is recognized as a risk factor for unanticipated failed tracheal intubation, and lingual tonsil hypertrophy has been reported to be a cause of difficult airway [1...

Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis: “A Pediatric Difficult Airway Management”

Intubating a pediatric patient with temporomandibular joint ankylosis is a daunting task, and it becomes more challenging with limited mouth opening. Fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation technique is considered a gold standard. We describe an improvised technique of securing airway in the absence of appropriate-sized fiberoptic scope. The endotracheal tube inserted in the left nostril for maintai...

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The laryngeal mask airway for difficult airway in temporomandibular joint ankylosis--a case report.

Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis are among difficult airways and anesthesia and airway management of these patients encounter anesthesiologists with challenge. Herein we report a case of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis with difficult ventilation after failed attempts to intubate with fibroptic broncoscopy a disposable Laryngeal Mask Airway reestablishes the ventilation. The cas...

Disorders of the temporo-mandibular joint.

A great number of people (60–70%) have some problem with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but most are asymptomatic. About 25% of this group has symptoms that can be attributed to the TMJ. Of this group only 5% will get treatment and these patients are mostly women – they outnumber male patients by at least 4 : 1. Temporomandibular disorders occur at any age but most often in young adults. Pai...