General oral endotrachial anesthesia used for parathyroid surgery, what is this?

General: describes being totally asleep and endotracheal describes the tube that is placed through your mouth into your trachea to allow you to breathe and anesthetic gases to be administered

General oral...: General endo tracheal anesthesia is the most common general anesthesia given and most common for parathyroid surgery. Some docs prefer LMA which is described as a lighter alternative but uses all of the same drugs and gases. The difference is the tube. The former is placed between the vocal cords and a cuff is inflated. The latter rests on top of your voice box.