Haydarpasa Numune Med J. 2024; 64(3): 433-436 | DOI: 10.14744/hnhj.2023.24540
An Unusual Case of Difficult Airway and a Serious Complication of Intubation Due to Forestier Syndrome
Asu Ozgültekin1, Ayşe Özlem Balık2, Esra Karatay Sözüer11Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Forestier syndrome, also known as Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH), is characterized by typical findings of ossification and calcification primarily of the anterior longitudinal ligament, which result in osteophyte formation. This is a rare condition and is rarely associated with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and obesity. It occurs mostly in the fifth and sixth decades of life and predominantly in males. This report describes a case of a 68-year-old man with DISH syndrome, who experienced a difficult airway and a serious complication during intubation.
Keywords: Difficult airway, Forestier, Hyperostosis.
Asu Ozgültekin, Ayşe Özlem Balık, Esra Karatay Sözüer. An Unusual Case of Difficult Airway and a Serious Complication of Intubation Due to Forestier Syndrome. Haydarpasa Numune Med J. 2024; 64(3): 433-436
Corresponding Author: Esra Karatay Sözüer, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English