Tracheal intubation using suspension laryngoscopy in an infant with Goldenhar's syndrome.
We present a case of a ten-month-old boy with Goldenhar's syndrome and significant retrognathia in whom a tracheostomy was performed to relieve upper airway obstruction. Tracheal intubation was facilitated by direct suspension laryngoscopy using a slotted rigid laryngoscope. We propose this technique as an alternative method for tracheal intubation in infants and young children with a difficult airway. The management of the difficult airway in children with Goldenhar's syndrome is discussed.
Chen
P P
PP
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Operating Services, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Cheng
C K
CK
Abdullah
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V
Chu
C P
CP
D006053:Goldenhar Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male