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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2016.55.s1.13
Airway Management with Direct Laryngoscopy in a Child with Goldenhar Syndrome
Bibiana Vitković
; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Morena Milić
; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Goldenhar syndrome, also known as oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia, is a rare congenital condition characterized by facial, cranial, vertebral, ocular, auricular and cardiac abnormalities. This syndrome is associated with hemifacial microsomia due to inadequate growth of the mandible and vertebral anomaly of the cervical part of the spine. For anesthesiologists, airway management is of great interest because of facial and oral abnormalities such as mandibular hypoplasia and limitation of neck movement. Considering different conditions of Goldenhar syndrome, every patient should be preoperatively evaluated in order to make the plan for the anticipated difficult airway management. We report a case of a 2.5-year-old boy undergoing palatoplasty, who required general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation. Our decision to intubate with direct laryngoscopy and with slight external pressure on the larynx proved successful.
Keywords
Airway Management; Airway Obstruction; Goldenhar Syndrome; Anesthesia; Palatoplasty
Hrčak ID:
154952
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Publication date:
1.3.2016.
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