SMALLER SIZE LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY AND GUM ELASTIC BOUGIE COMBINATION IS A FAILSAFE TECHNIQUE FOR TRACHEAL INTUBATION IN A CHILD WITH TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS

So many men's, so many opinions are there for managing a difficult airway in a child with temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA). It is an exceptionally challenging even in hands of experienced anesthesiologist. Success lies in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. At times newer equipments and techniques turn out to be failure with uncooperative child. Here we present a case report of TMJA where successful intubation was possible in child with limited mouth opening