Satoru Takeshita, Hiroko Ueda, Tatenobu Goto, Daisuke Muto, Hiroki Kakita, Kazuo Oshima, Takahisa Tainaka, Takayuki Ono, Yoshiaki Kazaoka, Yasumasa Yamada
BACKGROUND: Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) refers to the association of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and airway obstruction. Cases with severe dyspnea due to upper airway obstruction immediately after birth are very rare. We here report two cases with PRS who developed severe dyspnea due to morphological abnormality immediately after birth and were rescued by fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient in case 1 had micrognathia and cleft palate, and his tongue protruded into the nasal cavity via a cleft palate...
March 14, 2017: BMC Anesthesiology