[Neonatal asphyxia immediately following birth due to thyreoglossal cyst blocking the larynx (author's transl)].
Report on death from asphyxia immediately after birth of a child with obstruction of the larynx by a cyst of thyreoglossus. When intubation of an asphyctic neonate is attempted and a diagnosis of an obstructing cyst is made the following measures should be taken: Immediate aspiration of the contents of the cyst or without canula under laryngoscopic control. Attempt at intubation. If unsuccessful, emergency tracheostomy, although burdened with a high morbidity in neonates. If this cannot be done quickly, then--in addition to other measures--an infusion should be given through a catheter in the umbilical vein to counteract acidosis and hypercapnia.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012151:Resuscitation; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
Erstickungstod eines Neugeborenen unmittelbar post partum durch Kehlkopfeingang verlegende Thyreoglossuszyste