Anesthesia in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

Summary Anesthetic management of a 3‐month‐old boy with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome for bronchoscopy is reported. Management may be complicated by a difficult airway, congenital heart disease, and hypoglycemia. We did not have difficulty in airway management either with tracheal intubation or rigid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric anesthesia 2004-09, Vol.14 (9), p.778-780
Hauptverfasser: Celiker, V., Basgul, E., Karagoz, A.H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Anesthetic management of a 3‐month‐old boy with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome for bronchoscopy is reported. Management may be complicated by a difficult airway, congenital heart disease, and hypoglycemia. We did not have difficulty in airway management either with tracheal intubation or rigid bronchoscopy, but we could not extubate the baby because of tracheomalacia.
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01283.x