Korean J Anesthesiol.  2009 Feb;56(2):225-229. 10.4097/kjae.2009.56.2.225.

Anesthetic managements for repair of atrial septal defect in a patient with Young-Simpson Syndrome: A case report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. pondkim@unitel.co.kr
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Ulsan University, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.

Abstract

Young-Simpson Syndrome (YSS) is a rare malformation syndrome characterized by facial dysmorphism, congenital heart abnormalities, congenital hypothyroidism and severe growth retardation. A 5-month-old girl was scheduled to undergo patch closure of atrial septal defect. She had been diagnosed with YSS preoperatively. We report out clinical experience of a case of YSS patient with brief review of related literatures and relevant anesthetic problems.

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Young-Simpson Syndrome

MeSH Terms

Blepharophimosis
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Facies
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability
Joint Instability
Blepharophimosis
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Facies
Heart Defects, Congenital
Intellectual Disability
Joint Instability
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