Korean J Anesthesiol.
2006 Feb;50(2):205-208. 10.4097/kjae.2006.50.2.205.
Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Type III Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. leemose@dankook.ac.kr
- KMID: 2237460
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2006.50.2.205
Abstract
- Congenital laryngotracheoesophageal cleft is a rare anomaly due to failure of fusion of the esophagus and the larynx, which presents a challenge to the anesthesiologists because of the potential problems of establishing and maintaining an airway. We could know that tracheal intubation does not guarantee a safe airway as there is the danger that the tube may slip through the cleft into the esophagus resulting in inability to maintain ventilation. We report a case of a one-month-old baby with a type III laryngotracheoesophageal cleft and review the literature on different ways of managing the airway.
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