Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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We report that Trachlight-guided nasotracheal intubation might be achieved successfully and traumatically without removal of a stiff internal stylet. Endotracheal tube was mounted on a Trachlight with the stylet in position and bent to form a less sharp curvature than a right angle, namely 40-60 degree, at 7 cm proximal to the endotracheal tube tip. ⋯ The tracheas were successfully intubated in 89% of patients. We suggest that Trachlight-guided nasotracheal intubation could be clinically feasible without traumatic complication when applied with a stiff stylet in position and this approach is a useful method for nasal intubation.