DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN AN INFANT WITH PIERRE-ROBIN-SYNDROME AND CONCOMITANT TONGUE TIE

Intubation and airway difficulties may be assumed in infants with Pier re Robin syndrome. We report a case of a six month old cleft palate re pair who also had a tongue tie which compounded the problem. He was ev entually intubated using the two anaesthetist technique. The contribut ion of the tongue tie is assessed.