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Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 2006
Case ReportsLaryngotracheal hypoplasia--a rare cause of difficult intubation.
- T Bhagchandani, M Mohta, A K Sethi, and A Tyagi.
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
- Anaesth Intensive Care. 2006 Feb 1; 34 (1): 107-10.
AbstractGeneralized hypoplasia of the larynx and trachea is a very rare condition with only one case reported in the literature. A pregnant woman presented for an emergency laparotomy under general anaesthesia. Endotracheal intubation with conventional sizes of tracheal tubes failed, despite a Cormack and Lehane grade I laryngoscopic view. Subsequent investigations demonstrated generalized hypoplasia of the larynx and trachea. In this report, successful anaesthetic management of this case is discussed along with other possible options.
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