title: Oropharyngeal airway appliance for infant with upper airway obstruction: report of a case.
abstract: A palatal appliance with oropharyngeal tube that reduces the upper airway obstructions of an eleven-month-old male infant with severe cerebral palsy is presented. The palatal appliance was composed of the base plate, the outer guide tube that held the oropharyngeal tube inside it, and the extra outer guide tube for the suction catheter. After the setting of the appliance, respiratory distress was improved without side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Kawagoe, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx; D010159:Palate; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities