The hidden dangers of nasotracheal intubation: incomplete middle turbinate avulsion


Published online: Mar 18 2026

https://doi.org/10.56126/77.1.03

Cuypers S.1, Suykens J.2, Jacobs R.3, Pauwels J.4, De Grauwe T.4, Swinnen W.4

1 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat disease, Head and Neck Surgery, KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
3 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat disease, Sint-Blasius General Hospital, Dendermonde, Belgium
4 Department of Anesthesiology, Sint-Blasius General Hospital, Dendermonde, Belgium