Difficult airway in Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome involving multiple system abnormalities. The most consistently present components include facial deformity, mental retardation, and Hirschsprung disease. We report the anesthetic management of a case of Mowat-Wilson syndrome, with a difficult airway, who underwent Duhamel's procedure and colostomy closure.
Department of Anesthesia, AIIMS, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: ksenps@gmail.com.
Senthil
S
Packiasabapathy
Department of Anesthesia, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Ravindran
R
Chandiran
Department of Anesthesia, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Ravinder K
RK
Batra
Department of Pediatric Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Sandeep
S
Agarwala
D058109:Airway Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D019066:Facies; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D056888:Patient Positioning
Anesthesia; Difficult airway; MWS; Mowat-Wilson syndrome