Airway evaluation on placental support.
BACKGROUND Prenatal ultrasonography predicting airway obstruction can facilitate intrapartum management, revolutionising the approach to potential airway difficulties at birth.


OBJECTIVE
This report presents the first case of this procedure attempted in Ireland.


CONCLUSIONS
This case was unsuccessful in securing an airway, but the potential for intubation or tracheostomy with an intact maternal-foetal circulation provides encouragement for the management of future cases.
Mackle
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Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Ireland.
Barry-Kinsella
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Russell
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J
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D021041:Placental Circulation; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000002:abnormalities