Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) due to odontogenic or oropharyngeal infections can change the airway anatomy and cause difficult intubation. A 56-year-old female patient, who was followed up for dental abscess, was taken to emergency surgery due to DNM. The patient with widespread edema on the face could only be intubated with a gamma elastic bougie. it should be kept in mind that patients with oropharyngeal infection and mediastinitis may have intubation difficulties and tendency to airway trauma, and it is important to use airway instruments carefully in these patients.
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