title: [Achondroplasia, judgement about the upper airway approach].
abstract: Achondroplasia is an hereditary disorder which belongs to the group of illnesses called condristrophic or anomalies in the ossification of the cartilages. Its main characteristic is a series of irregularities in the skeleton, but the most outstanding characteristic is the short height. The diagnosis of achondroplasia is achieved by means of a combination of clinical and radiological characteristics. The 99% of the cases is diagnosticated by the genetic study. Because of its multiple deformities not only in the skull and cervical but also thoracic, usually in adults, it means a challenge for the use of upper airway when it's requiered. To choose the fibreoptics or orotraqueal intubation or the tracheotomy are very complex processes in these cases. We do a revision about the ENT aspects to be considered in the patients of achondroplasia
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Fuerteventura, Servicio de Otorrinolaringologia, Islas Canarias, España. aliadal@terra.es
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: García de Hombre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaquero Collado
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*