| Difficult Intubation during Induction of a Patient with Pseudoankylosis of the Temporo-mandibular Joint after Pterional Craniotomy: A case report. |
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Kyung Gon Cheong, Kyung Hwa Kwak, Si Oh Kim, Jae Chan Park |
1Departments of Anesthesiology, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. sokim@knu.ac.kr
2Departments of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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We describe here a case of difficult intubation due to pseudoankylosis of the temporo-mandibular joint after a pterional craniotomy. A 50-year-old female was admitted to our hospital presenting with severe headache. According to her angiogram, a ruptured aneurysm in left posterior communicating artery (PCoA) and an unruptured right PCoA aneurysm were detected. We the operation in two-steps; the first operation for the left PCoA proceeded without any problem, and the tracheal intubation also was not difficult.
Four weeks later, while inducing the general anesthesia for her second operation, severe trismus was detected after the infusion of propofol 120 mg. While ventilating the patient with a well-fitted mask, we performed several attempts of conventional tracheal intubation, and the patient was finally managed using a ProSealTM laryngeal mask airway with controlled ventilation. According to patient's history, trismus has also occurred after her first operation. We think that the reason for her trismus was a result of contracture of the temporalis muscle after her first pterional craniotomy. |
| Key Words:
airway; difficult intubation; laryngeal mask; pseudoankylosis; pterional craniotomy |
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