Difficult intubation in an infant with Pierre Robin syndrome and concomitant tongue tie.
Intubation and airway difficulties may be assumed in infants with Pierre Robin syndrome. We report a case of a six month old cleft palate repair who also had a tongue tie which compounded the problem. He was eventually intubated using the two anaesthetist technique. The contribution of the tongue tie is assessed.
Jones
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Department of Anaesthesia, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Ladywood, UK.
Derrick
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GM
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities*