Fiberoptic tracheal intubation through a classicial laryngeal mask airway under spontaneous ventilation in a child with Treacher Collins syndrome.

Abstract

This report cites the usefulness of fiberoptic scope-guided endotracheal tube intubation through a classical laryngeal mask airway (LMA) during spontaneous breathing. Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) is a condition where airway management is stressful to anesthesiologists. We report a pediatric patient with TCS undergoing cleft palate repair. The patient had a history of sleep apnea syndrome, chronic lung disease, and congenital heart disease. Intubation by rigid laryngoscopy was unsuccessful at the first attempt. One month later, under spontaneous ventilation, tracheal intubation was smoothly performed with the use of a fiberoptic scope through an LMA under intravenous anesthesia with propofol. Fiberoptic scope-guided endotracheal intubation through an LMA with the push of another ETT of the same size to curb the back slippage of the endotracheal tube already inserted in the trachea can be easily and safely performed under spontaneous breathing in a pediatric patient with TCS.

• Authors: Kuo-Chuan Hung, Jieh-Min Shiau, Ya-Ling Yang, Chia-Chih Tseng
• Journal: Acta anaesthesiologica Taiwanica : official journal of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists (Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan) Vol. 44 Issue 4 Pg. 223-6 (Dec 2006) ISSN: 1875-4597 [Print] China (Republic : 1949- )
• PMID: 17233367 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Bronchoscopy
• Child, Preschool
• Cleft Palate (surgery)
• Fiber Optic Technology
• Humans
• Intubation, Intratracheal (methods)
• Laryngeal Masks
• Male
• Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (surgery)