Abstract |
Patients with Cornelia de Lange syndrome have many anomalies including micrognathia with a small mouth, a high arched palate, and a short neck, which might make laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation difficult during induction of general anesthesia. General anesthesia was performed in a patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome, and restricted opening of the mouth, which had not been reported previously, was found during laryngoscopy. The possible causes were thought to be temporo-mandibular joint disorders, contracture of the masseter muscle due to injury by self-destructive tendencies, or elogated coronoid process. The potential difficulty with laryngoscopy should be considered for tracheal intubation in a patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
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Authors | T Yo, I Noguchi, T Kimura, M Sasao, Y Amemiya, H Sekiya, K Kobayashi |
Journal | Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
(Masui)
Vol. 47
Issue 5
Pg. 611-4
(May 1998)
ISSN: 0021-4892 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 9621675
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anesthesia, General
(methods)
- De Lange Syndrome
- Humans
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Laryngoscopy
- Male
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