Impossible laryngeal intubation in an infant with Fraser syndrome.
Congenital webbing of the vocal cords is rare, and is usually incompatible with life. We report a case of an infant with Fraser syndrome who required a surgical airway because of a severe stenosis of her airway secondary to a glottic web. The decision process leading to tracheostomy in this neonate is described. The pertinent features of Fraser syndrome in relation to airway management are discussed.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. suzbar@gofree.indigo.ie
Suzanne
S
Crowe
Andrew
A
Westbrook
Margaret
M
Bourke
Barry
B
Lyons
John
J
Russell
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D014139:Tracheostomy