Airway management in a patient with Treacher Collins syndrome: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2009.57.5.637
- Author:
Young Ju KIM
1
;
Hyo Seok KANG
;
Dong Ho PARK
;
Han Young KIM
;
Taehyeng JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. kyoungjudream@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Airway obstruction;
Tracheostomy;
Treacher Collins syndrome
- MeSH:
Airway Management;
Airway Obstruction;
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5;
Coloboma;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Depression;
Ear;
Humans;
Infant;
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis;
Parturition;
Retrognathia;
Tracheostomy;
Zygoma
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2009;57(5):637-640
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which is resulted from the mutation that affect the Treacher Collins-Franceschetti syndrome 1 (TCOF1) gene on chromosome 5. The features of patients affected by this syndrome are characterized by depression of the malar bones, an antimongoloid slant of the palpebral fissures, coloboma of the lower lids, mandibular hypoplasia with retrognathia and deformities of the ear structures. The airway obstruction is frequently caused by mandibular hypoplasia. This may necessitate the placement of a tracheostomy for airway patency after the birth. We experienced a tracheostomy for an infant with respiratory difficulty associated airway obstruction.
