Failure of the laryngeal mask to secure the airway in a patient with Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II).
We present a case-study of a boy with Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) and stridor in which a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) failed to secure airway control. A rigid bronchoscopy was performed and a polypoid formation discovered. We believe that the use of the LMA could explain the laryngeal obstruction in this child.
Busoni
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Ospedale A. Meyer, Firenze, Italy.
Fognani
G
G
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D016532:Mucopolysaccharidosis II / Q000150:complications; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications