Inserting a retrograde wire into the pharynx through a cricothyroid puncture can facilitate tracheal intubation in difficult situations where either a  fiexible  ber-optic bronchoscope or an expert user of such a device is not available.Even in cases when  bropric can not be negotiated for the purpose,this method has been claimed to be useful to manage the airway. Some mouth opening is essential for the oral or nasal retrieval of the wire from the pharynx. Here, a case of post mandibular reconstructed wound infection required surgical debridement and plate removal from reconstructed lower mandible under general anesthesia. We retrieved the guide wire passed through a cricothyroid puncture and subsequently accomplished wire-guided oro-tracheal intubation. In the absence of a  exible  ber-optic bronchoscope, this technique is a very useful aid to intubate patients with limited mouth opening.