title: Airway Obstruction in Neonate by Velar Cyst.
abstract: We describe a case of airway obstruction in a neonate by a velar cyst (a cyst located on the soft palate). We were unable to ventilate the infant's lungs until the cyst was punctured with a syringe.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesia, the Affiliated Hospital of Armed Force Medical University, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Zhongping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*