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Failure of the laryngeal mask to secure the airway in a patient with Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II)
Author(s) -
BUSONI PAOLO,
FOGNANI GIULIANA
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.9220289.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stridor , hunter syndrome , laryngeal mask airway , mucopolysaccharidosis , airway , airway obstruction , bronchoscopy , mucopolysaccharidosis type ii , surgery , larynx , laryngomalacia , enzyme replacement therapy , disease
Summary We present a case‐study of a boy with Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) and stridor in which a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) failed to secure airway control. A rigid bronchoscopy was performed and a polypoid formation discovered. We believe that the use of the LMA could explain the laryngeal obstruction in this child.