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Difficult tracheal intubation and post-extubation airway stenosis in an 11-month-old patient with unrecognized subglottic stenosis: a case report
- Source :
- JA Clinical Reports, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- SpringerOpen, 2017.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Subglottic stenosis can lead to life-threatening difficult tracheal intubation during general anesthesia. We report a case of difficult tracheal intubation in an 11-month-old female who had unrecognized subglottic stenosis. Case presentation The patient was scheduled for elective correction of a right accessory auricle. She was suspected of having first and second branchial arch syndrome. Preoperative physical examination was normal. Anesthesia was induced uneventfully using sevoflurane. It was not possible to pass size 4.0, 3.5, or 3.0 cuffed endotracheal tubes due to an advanced subglottic lesion. Subsequent successful intubation was achieved using a 3.0 uncuffed tube. Stridor was audible after extubation, and the patient required several days’ treatment with dexamethasone to address respiratory distress. Conclusions We encountered unrecognized subglottic stenosis that led to difficult tracheal intubation and post-extubation airway stenosis.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23639024 and 49958445
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- JA Clinical Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.53b86ef4ebaa49958445f1ee0efb5dbe
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-017-0079-4