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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2018; 13(04): 1260-1263
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_235_17
Case Report

Airway management in case of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

Kundan Gosavi
Department of Anaesthesiology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Paulomi Dey
Department of Anaesthesiology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Sachin Swami
Department of Anaesthesiology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is associated with abnormal ossification of spinal and extraspinal appendages. Incidence of DISH is high in old age with predilection for males. Cervical hyperostosis can make intubation difficult in multiple ways. Here, we report a case of DISH bridging the cervical spine from C2 to C7 vertebrae managed using awake fiberoptic technique and a small-sized endotracheal tube.

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Cervical spine - difficult airway - diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - fiberoptic intubation


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Article published online:
14 September 2022

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