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A 40-year-old male patient (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1), a known case of left parotid gland pleomorphic adenoma, was scheduled for parotidectomy. In the operation theatre, anaesthesia was induced by standard anaesthesia technique and the trachea was intubated with flexometalic 7.5-mm endotracheal tube (ETT) and fixed with the help of adhesive tape at right angle of mouth. The patient was placed in supine position with the head hyperextended and laterally rotated to expose the lesion side upward. The surgical site of interest was draped by the surgeon, and as a result we had very little access to the ETT.