Opitz-Frias syndrome: a case with potentially hazardous anaesthetic implications

The anaesthetic management is described of a nine-month-old male for surgical palliation of the the functional abnormalities associated with Opitz-Frias syndrome. Features of this syndrome of interest to anaesthetists include recurrent pulmonary aspiration of intestinal contents, achalasia of the oe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia 1985-12, Vol.40 (12), p.1189-1193
Hauptverfasser:	BOLSIN, S. N, GILLBE, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on patient's condition Anesthesia, General - methods Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Esophageal Achalasia - surgery Genitalia, Male - abnormalities Heart Arrest - complications Humans Hypertelorism - surgery Infant Male Medical sciences Mouth Abnormalities - surgery Pneumonia, Aspiration - complications Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	The anaesthetic management is described of a nine-month-old male for surgical palliation of the the functional abnormalities associated with Opitz-Frias syndrome. Features of this syndrome of interest to anaesthetists include recurrent pulmonary aspiration of intestinal contents, achalasia of the oesophagus, subglottic stenosis, hypertelorism, micrognathia and a high arched palate. No previous reports of anaesthesia for patients with this condition have been identified.
ISSN:	0003-2409 1365-2044
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb10657.x