Airway Management in a Patient with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome.
Abstract
We present a case of a 3-month-old female with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) undergoing
general anesthesia for laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement with a focus on airway
management. WHS is a rare 4p microdeletion syndrome resulting in multiple congenital
abnormalities, including craniofacial deformities. Microcephaly, micrognathia, and
glossoptosis are common features in WHS patients and risk factors for a pediatric
airway that is potentially difficult to intubate. We discuss anesthesia strategies
for airway preparation and management in a WHS patient requiring general anesthesia
with endotracheal intubation.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13055Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1155/2016/7070125Publication Info
Gamble, John F; Kurian, Dinesh J; Udani, Andrea G; & Greene, Nathaniel H (2016). Airway Management in a Patient with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome. Case Rep Pediatr, 2016. pp. 7070125. 10.1155/2016/7070125. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13055.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Nathaniel Howard Greene
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