The video laryngoscopes blind spots and possible lingual nerve injury by the Gliderite rigid stylet--case presentation and review of literature

Magboul M A Magboul; Shaw Joel

The video laryngoscopes blind spots and possible lingual nerve injury by the Gliderite rigid stylet--case presentation and review of literature

Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2010 Oct;20(6):857-60.

Authors

Magboul M A Magboul¹, Shaw Joel

Affiliation

¹ VA Medical Center, Iowa City. 52242-1009, USA. m-magboul@uiowa.edu

PMID: 21526673

Abstract

We report the first case of near serious lingual nerve injury in an 80-y-old female caused by the Rigid GlideScope Stylet. This complication was discovered during oral surgery and may have been missed if the site of surgery was not oral cavity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cranial Nerve Injuries / etiology*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Incidental Findings
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation*
Laryngoscopes / adverse effects*
Lingual Nerve Injuries*
Obesity, Morbid / complications
Tooth Extraction
Video-Assisted Surgery / adverse effects*