Ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) for fetal intubation with giant neck mass: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.55.4.519
- Author:
Jihyun AHN
1
;
Jin Kyoung KIM
;
Mikyung YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jkane.kim@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
ex utero intrapartum treatment;
large fetal neck mass
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Intubation;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neck;
Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;55(4):519-522
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Large fetal neck masses can cause life threatening airway obstructions after delivery. The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) can be used to obtain a fetal airway while feto-maternal circulation is preserved. The relationship of neck mass to airway structures can be defined prenatally with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We present a successful EXIT case in which prenatally a large fetal neck mass was diagnosed on ultrasound and MRI at 35 weeks of gestation in 30 year-old paturient.
