title: Unsuspected sublingual mass causing difficult intubation in an infant.
abstract: A case is described of a difficult intubation in an infant presenting for cleft palate closure, due to an unsuspected sublingual mass. The report stresses the fact that multiple anomalies can coexist in an infant and contribute to difficult intubation through different mechanisms. Various airway management strategies are explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 78411, USA. edouardsaade@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saade
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Setzer
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000732:Androstanols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077123:Rocuronium; D000077149:Sevoflurane
chemical_list: D000732:Androstanols; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D000077123:Rocuronium