Use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway in a case of ankylosing spondylitis for coronary artery bypass grafting

The intubating laryngeal mask airway is a modification of the conventional laryngeal mask and is used as a tool for difficult intubation. It can be inserted without placing the head and neck in the Magill position and has been used successfully in cervical spine injuries. Reported is a case of successful insertion of the intubating laryngeal mask and subsequent intubation through it in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis with cervical involvement resulting in a fixed flexion deformity who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting.