[A case of extensive pulmonary atelectasis after intubation in a patient undergoing elective tympanoplasty].

A 33-year-old male, without significant medical history, underwent elective tympanoplasty. It was difficult to manage his airway because of overbites, small jaw, and short neck. After intubation, his left chest revealed obvious abnormality in sound and movement, and showed free air in the mediastinum on X ray.

[Anesthetic management of a morbidly obese patient in prone position for lumbar laminectomy].

A 22-year-old man weighing 188.7kg, 170cm tall (body mass index 65.2 kg x m(-2)) with bladder and rectal disturbances due to lumbar disc hernia (L4/5 and L5/S1) was scheduled for L4-5 laminectomy under general anesthesia.

[Cervical spondylosis revealed after general anesthesia].

We present a case of complicated postoperative nerve injury. A 70-year-old man complained of partial paralysis and numbness of the left forearm 1.5 hour after operation for femoral artery bypass graft.