Perioperative management of thyroglossal duct cystectomy in a pediatric patient: A case report

Clinical Case Reports

Aiji Sato (Boku)¹  Nozomi Okuni¹  Yuji Kamimura²  Motoshi Tanaka²  MinHye So²  Kazuya Sobue²  Nobuyoshi Kusama²  Yoshiki Sento²  Eisuke Kako²  Yasuyuki Shibuya³  Hironori Miyamoto³  Masaki Kobayashi³  Shinichiro Kato³ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry Nagoya Japan;Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nagoya City University School of Medical Sciences Nagoya Japan;

关键词: airway obstruction;    dexmedetomidine;    difficult airway management;    pediatric patient;    thyroglossal duct cysts;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.3607

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Thyroglossal duct on the dorsum of the tongue in the pediatric patient can cause a difficult airway due to the large mass and risk of airway obstruction associated with a swollen tongue after surgery.

【 授权许可】

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