Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Type III Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2006.50.2.205
- Author:
Jin Hun CHUNG
1
;
Sang Wook PARK
;
Seok Kon KIM
;
Dae Geun JEON
;
Gwan Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. leemose@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
airway;
anesthesia;
laryngotracheoesophageal cleft
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Esophagus;
Humans;
Intubation;
Larynx;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2006;50(2):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital laryngotracheoesophageal cleft is a rare anomaly due to failure of fusion of the esophagus and the larynx, which presents a challenge to the anesthesiologists because of the potential problems of establishing and maintaining an airway. We could know that tracheal intubation does not guarantee a safe airway as there is the danger that the tube may slip through the cleft into the esophagus resulting in inability to maintain ventilation. We report a case of a one-month-old baby with a type III laryngotracheoesophageal cleft and review the literature on different ways of managing the airway.
