A rare cause of upper airway obstruction in a 5-year-old girl: a laryngeal web.
A case is described of a 5-year-old girl with respiratory distress. She was intubated without difficulty, but developed respiratory distress on extubation. Laryngoscopy/bronchoscopy via a laryngeal mask airway revealed an extensive layngeal web which was removed with laser therapy. The causes and differential diagnosis of laryngeal web are discussed.
Siggers
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Departments of Paediatric Intensive Care, Otorhinolaryngology and Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hants, UK.
Ross
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Randall
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Connett
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy