Anesthesia followed by placement in the prone position takes time and may result in complications. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of awake nasotracheal fiberoptic intubation and self-positioning followed by anesthesia induction in prone-positioned patients under general anesthesia.Sixty-two patients (ASA physical status I-II) scheduled for awake nasotracheal fiberoptic intubation ...

treatment planning poses difficulties in edentulous patients for orthognathic surgery prediction and fixation.treatment of severe class iii malocclusion frequently requires orthognathic surgical procedures. for such patients, orthognathic surgery would be the only option before prosthetic rehabilitation.this clinical report describes step-by-step fabrication of a surgical splint for an edentulo...

The electronystagmographic auditory brainstem response and magnetic resonance imaging findings for a 33-year-old male with a 3.5 cm left vestibular schwannoma are presented. Of particular interest was the presence of an unusual positioning nystagmus following the Dix-Hallpike maneuver in the right head-hanging position. The patient demonstrated a nystagmus that was immediate in onset and not fa...