title: Cystic hygroma: anesthetic considerations and review.
abstract: Cystic hygroma (CH) in the cervical region presents as a challenge to the anesthetist. The anaesthetic difficulties are usually associated with CH because of tumor extension into the mouth, airway management, thoracic extension, hemorrhage, involvement of pretracheal region, Post operative respiratory obstruction and coexisting anomalies (Down syndromes, Turner syndromes and congenital cardiac defects). Disorders of the CH relevant to anaesthesia and intensive care medicine are discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Yazd University of Medical Science and Health Services, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza Haji
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Esmaeili
authors.forename: Seyed Soheil Ben
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Razavi
authors.forename: Hamid Reza Abbasi
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Harofteh
authors.forename: Seyed Mahmood
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tabatabaii
authors.forename: Habib Allah
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sheikhi