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Fig. 3

From: Efficacious and safe orotracheal intubation for laboratory mice using slim torqueable guidewire-based technique: comparisons between a modified and a conventional method

Fig. 3

Illustration of a mouse’s oral cavity from the operator’s viewpoint. Panel a, the mouth was opened using angulated tissue forceps (forceps 2) and the tongue was pulled laterally with smooth forceps (forceps 1). A 100-W halogen light source with a flexible fiber-optic arm was aimed at the ventral side of the mouse’s neck to illuminate the trachea. Panel b, the oral cavity and the vocal cords were clearly transilluminated by the 100-W halogen light source. Left upper diagram, magnification of the laryngopharynx showing details of the orolaryngopharyngeal apparatus

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BMC Anesthesiology

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