Open AccessDifficult airway in a case of gross hydrocephalus for shunt surgery
Author(s) -
Raghavendra Vagyannavar,
Vandna Bharti,
Mohammad Hashim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_201_16
Subject(s) - hydrocephalus , shunt (medical) , medicine , airway , head circumference , surgery , emergency surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics , gestational age
Children with gross hydrocephalus for emergency ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt present challenges to anesthesiologist due to increase in circumference of head, associated congenital anomalies. Here is a case report of child with gross hydrocephalus with Type 2 Arnold chiari malformation posted for emergency VP shunt placement possessed a difficult airway.