Anaesthetic management of a 2-month-old infant for laser resection of vocal cord granuloma.
A 2-month-old infant underwent excision of granulomata of vocal cords with a carbon dioxide laser. High frequency jet ventilation was given through a surgical metal suction tube during the operation. The anaesthetic technique for the infant and the problems of the use of carbon dioxide laser in laryngeal surgery are discussed.
Tsui
S L
SL
Government Anesthetic Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Woo
D C
DC
Lo
J R
JR
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006099:Granuloma / Q000601:surgery*; D006611:High-Frequency Jet Ventilation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*