Complicated airway management in a child with prune-belly syndrome

Authors
Baris, S Karakaya, D Ustun, E Tur, A Rizalar, R
Citation
S. Baris et al., Complicated airway management in a child with prune-belly syndrome, PAEDIATR AN, 11(4), 2001, pp. 501-504
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA
ISSN journal
11555645 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
501 - 504
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-5645(200107)11:4<501:CAMIAC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We describe a 15-month-old boy with prune-belly syndrome (PBS) in whom airw ay management was complicated. following an inhalation induction using sevo flurane, tracheal intubation by direct laryngoscopy proved impossible after repeated attempts. A laryngeal mask airway (LMA(TM)) was inserted and the child had an uneventful anaesthetic course.