A Case of Unanticipated Difficult Intubation in a Child with Laryngeal Web Posted for Cataract Surgery
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
We describe case of 9 year old female child who was diagnosed to have congenital bilateral cataract. Child was posted for left eye cataract surgery. Unanticipated difficult intubation is a challenge to the anaesthesiologist. Here we report a rare case of Laryngeal web which was incidentally reported while intubation. We successfully intubated the patient with smaller size, uncuffed 4 no. endotracheal tube.
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Dr. Savita Chauhan
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