The use of three-dimensional computed tomography images for anticipated difficult intubation airway evaluation of a patient with Treacher Collins syndrome.
A 13-year-old girl with Treacher Collins syndrome who had a history of difficult intubation was scheduled for plastic surgery. We took three-dimensional computed tomography images to better evaluate the anatomical features of the upper airway. The patient's anesthetic airway management was influenced by the findings of the images.
Nagamine
Yusuke
Y
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Kurahashi
Kiyoyasu
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging