Management of oral cancer in a tertiary care hospital.

Objective: Oral cancer is the 3rd most common cause of malignancy in Saudi Arabia after lymphoma and leukemia. The high incidence of oral cancer in this region is attributed to frequent use of tobacco (Shamma). In this report we have reviewed the mode of treatment and subsequent outcome of 228 oral cancer patients at the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A modified method of submental oroendotracheal intubation.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to present a modification of submental intubation in the management of airway.

Methods: Following usual oroendotracheal intubation, the tube and cuff are exteriorized through a laterosubmental incision, and connected to the anesthetic machine.

Results: Ten patients comprising 8 panfacial fractures and 2 orthognathic surgical cases have successfully been managed with this approach.