Cricoid release in a preterm neonate.
A baby born at 23 weeks gestation could not be extubated at 34 weeks and nine weeks intubation was causing laryngeal granulation. Anterior cricoid release saved the infant from a tracheostomy. The case is reported because of (a) the prematurity and small size of the neonate and (b) the microsurgical technique and non-penetration of tracheal mucosa, neither of which have been addressed in previous publications.
Farrell
M L
ML
Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Gray
R F
RF
D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods