A Case of Difficult Airway Which Was Easily Intubated Using a Lighted-stylet (TrachlightTM)

Transillumination of the soft tissues of the neck using a lighted-stylet (TrachlightTM) is an intubating technique which is easy to learn and its effectiveness has been reported in tracheal intubation in patients with difficult airways. This report presents a successful intubation case with TrachlightTM in a patient whom we failed to intubate by laryngoscopic and bronchoscopic technique in the last three consecutive anesthesias. We consider that TrachlightTM is on the effective device to intubate the tracheas of patients with a difficult airway.