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Laryngeal mask airway guided fibreoptic tracheal intubation in a child with a lingual thyroglossal duct cyst
Author(s) -
Yang Sin Young,
Son Soo Chang
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.1460-9592.2003.01141.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroglossal duct , laryngeal masks , laryngeal mask airway , cyst , intubation , airway , tracheal intubation , laryngoscopes , thyroglossal cyst , larynx , anesthesia , anatomy , surgery
Summary The establishment of a tracheal airway with direct laryngoscopy can either be difficult or impossible in children with airway pathology. Multiple direct laryngoscopic attempts cause oedema and/or bleeding with subsequent difficult ventilation. The techniques utilizing the laryngeal mask airway (LMA TM ) and the fibreoptic bronchoscope have been reported. The case of a child with lingual thyroglossal duct cyst in which the LMA was useful to secure the airway and as a conduit for fibreoptic tracheal intubation is reported.