General anaesthesia for lobectomy in an 8-year-old child with Kartagener's syndrome.
Kartagener's syndrome (KGS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the clinical triad of bronchiectasis, sinusitis and dextrocardia (situs inversus). Reports of general anaesthesia in a child with KGS are rare in medical literature. We describe the case of a young boy who underwent lobectomy under general anaesthesia using a single lumen tube. Anaesthetic implications of this syndrome are mentioned. Key points in the management of anaesthesia in KGS are discussed.
Sahajananda
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Department of Anaesthesiology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. sahaj-anand@hotmail.com
Sanjay
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Thomas
Johny
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Daniel
Bobby
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015742:Propofol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide / Q000627:therapeutic use
D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; D005283:Fentanyl; D015742:Propofol