title: Anaesthetic management of congenital laryngeal web presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
abstract: This is a case of failed intubation in a child of 15 months due to presence of laryngeal web. The airway was maintained by Cole Neonatal tube size 2 mm held at the available orifice of the glottis with maintenance of spontaneous respiration under general anesthesia till emergency tracheostomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, PO 937, PC 112 Ruwi. abdulkaderm2000@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Abdul Kader M
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahfouz
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Prabhakar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*