-A difficult intubation of an infant with McKusick-Kaufman syndrome. Failure of the laryngeal mask-fibroscope sequence-.
Fibreoptic intubation through the laryngeal mask airway is a recommended technique for the management of a restricted airway. We report the failure of this technique in a 20-month-old infant presenting with McKusick-Kaufman syndrome.
el Hammar
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation IV, hôpital des Enfants, CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
Dubreuil
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Benoît
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000473:pathology