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Case Reports
[Management of difficult airway during induction of anesthesia in a patient with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome].
- S Kim, M Nishizawa, S Kasama, T Takano, M Hayafuji, and M Ogihara.
- Department of Anesthesia, Nagano Red Cross Hospital.
- Masui. 1998 Jul 1; 47 (7): 865-7.
AbstractAn 18-year-old female with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome underwent the fixation of prolapsus recti. She had significant microgenia, mental retardation and pharyngeal airway stenosis. During induction of anesthesia with halothane and nitrous oxide, severe upper airway obstruction and respiratory depression occurred. The mask ventilation with jaw lift maneuver was impossible. Lowering anesthetic level restored her spontaneous breathing and airway patency. Although the direct laryngoscopic view under light anesthesia with halothane was limited to the epiglottic tip, blind orotracheal intubation using stylet was accomplish after several attempts. At the end of anesthesia, the tracheal tube was extubated after the patient had become fully awake and had recovered completely from neuromuscular blockade monitored by electromyography.
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