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  • Title: A complication of nasotracheal intubation after mandibular subcondylar fracture.
    Author: Ersoy B, Gürsoy T, Celebiler O, Umuroğlu T.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 2011 Jul; 22(4):1527-9. PubMed ID: 21778857.
    Abstract:
    Among the potential risks of nasotracheal intubation are nasal bleeding, sinusitis, bacteremia, accidental turbinectomy, and some other structural damages. Retropharyngeal dissection is reported as a very rare complication of nasotracheal intubation, mostly encountered in elective surgery patients. A case with traumatic subcondylar fracture of the mandible is presented here, which is suspected to be the cause of the nasopharyngeal dissection that was observed during attempted nasotracheal intubation.
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