Management of a patient posted for laparotomy with severe kyphoscoliosis case report

Abstract : A 55 year old male patient who presented with ruptured hydatid cyst was posted for laparotomy. He was a known case progressive kyphoscoliosis with ankylosing spondylitis. A preoperative assessment of difficult intubation was done. He was successfully intubated using intubating laryngeal mask airway after trial laryngoscopy failed.Intra operative and post operative period was uneventful. Keyword :kyphoscoliosis, intubating laryngeal mask airway, ankylosing spondylitis.