Abstract

Introduction: Ankylosing spondylosis is a chronic inflammatory condition leading to multiple organ involvement. Cervical spine involvement leads to fixed flexion deformity posing difficulty in accessing anterior neck and airway. We describe a technically difficult tracheostomy in a patient with fixed flexion deformity of neck due to ankylosing spondylitis. 

Method: Description of the case report, importance of using computer tomography scanning and three-dimensional modelling and technique of surgical tracheostomy.

Conclusion: Safe tracheostomy can be performed in difficult to access anterior neck by a multi-disciplinary approach.

Keywords: Ankylosing Spondylitis; Tracheostomy

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Citation

Citation: Chaitanya Gadepalli., et al. “Difficult Tracheostomy in Fixed Flexed Neck due to Ankylosing Spondylitis: How we did it?". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.3 (2020): 03-06.

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Copyright: © 2020 Chaitanya Gadepalli., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.