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Successful intubation using a simple fiberoptic assisted laryngoscope for Treacher Collins syndrome
Author(s) -
Sugawara Yasutsune,
Inagawa Gaku,
Satoh Keiko,
Kikuchi Tatsuaki,
Goto Takahisa
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03122.x
Subject(s) - medicine , treacher collins syndrome , intubation , laryngoscopy , anesthesia , surgery , video laryngoscope , tracheal intubation , psychiatry , craniofacial
Summary A fiberoptic‐assisted laryngoscope (FLS) (Acoma Medical Industry Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) is a modified Macintosh laryngoscope with a tubular holder into which a fiberoptic bronchoscope can be inserted. We present three cases of Treacher Collins syndrome whose tracheas were successfully intubated with the aid of the FLS. These cases suggest that the FLS may be a useful alternative in the case of difficult pediatric intubation.