Emergency cricothyrotomy.

Establishment of an unobstructed airway and adequate oxygenation is a basic tenet of life support. Mechanical or anatomic airway obstructions can arise secondary to trauma, pathology, foreign bodies, and infection. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon is uniquely trained to provide surgical and anesthetic care, and must be prepared to provide emergency airway management.

Surgical treatment of buccofacial region vascular anomalies using an intraoral buccomucosal flap procedure.

Objective: To report our experience in and our surgical technique of treating vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region using an intraoral buccomucosal flap approach.

Design: Retrospective medical record review and illustration of a specific surgical procedure.

Setting: Academic tertiary care center.