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Successful airway control with the laryngeal mask in an infant with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome and hepatoblastoma for central line catheterization
Author(s) -
Goldman Luis J.,
Nodal Concepción,
Jimenez Esperanza
Publication year - 2000
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.1460-9592.2000.00548.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , macroglossia , airway , beckwith–wiedemann syndrome , tracheal intubation , intubation , laryngeal masks , tracheal tube , anesthesia , hepatoblastoma , surgery , pathology , biochemistry , gene expression , chemistry , tongue , dna methylation , gene
We present a case of an infant with severe macroglossia, hypoglycaemia and inguinal hernia associated with hepatoblastoma (Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome) in which a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was useful to secure the airway during central line insertion. Carbon dioxide monitoring through LMA proved effective to assess airway patency during positioning for central vein puncture. In this syndrome, where a potentially difficult airway may be encountered, LMA allowed adequate ventilation, avoiding the risk and inconvenience of tracheal intubation.