Lateral position for difficult intubation in a patient with history of hemiglossectomy and flap reconstruction: a case report.

Background: Reconstructive head and neck surgery can alter upper airway anatomy. We report a difficult intubation in a patient with a history of hemiglossectomy and reconstruction.

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female patient, who had undergone hemiglossectomy with the flap reconstruction, underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

An investigation of monoamine receptors involved in antinociceptive effects of antidepressants.

Unlabelled: We attempted to determine which monoamine receptor subtypes are predominantly involved in antidepressant-induced antinociception. Antinociceptive effects were evaluated by using formalin tests with rats. Antidepressants acting as potent inhibitors of norepinephrine reuptake (nisoxetine, nortriptyline, and maprotiline) or inhibiting reuptake of both norepinephrine and serotonin (5-HT) (imipramine and milnacipran) induced dose-dependent antinociception.