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Laryngotracheo‐oesophageal cleft in an infant: airway management during bronchoscopy
Author(s) -
Singh Baljit,
Balasubramaniam Sangeeta,
Choudhury Roy
Publication year - 2003
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.1460-9592.2003.00971.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , rigid bronchoscopy , flexible bronchoscopy , airway , surgery , endoscopy
Summary A case of laryngotracheo‐oesophageal cleft scheduled for bronchoscopy and repair is described. The authors highlight the difficulties of bronchoscopy in such a patient and suggest simple manoeuvres to negotiate the rigid bronchoscope into the trachea.