Vallecular cyst and laryngomalacia in infants: report of six cases and airway management.
This report describes difficulties encountered in the airway management of six infants with concurrent vallecular cyst and laryngomalacia. It is hoped that our experience will assist others in the management of such patients.
Cheng
Ka Shun
KS
Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. cheng@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu
Ng
Ju-Mei
JM
Li
Hsueh-Yu
HY
Hartigan
Philip M
PM
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed