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The patient will be positioned in dorsal recumbency. Brachycephalic upper airway surgery can include staphylectomy, laryngeal sacculectomy and/or stenotic nares resection. A hanging airway set‐up allows for good visualization of airway structures (Figure 2.18). This can be done by placing tape behind the patient's upper canine teeth and connecting the tape to the top of two intravenous (IV) poles. Elevation of the IV poles will allow the mouth to hang open for visualization.