Aya Oda, Kana Oue, Yuki Oda, Shima Taguchi, Tamayo Takahashi, Akari Mukai, Mitsuru Doi, Yoshitaka Shimizu, Masahiro Irifune, Mitsuhiro Yoshida
BACKGROUND: Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by non-progressive palsy of the abducens (VI) and facial (VII) cranial nerves. Its common features include dysfunctions associated with other cranial nerves, orofacial abnormalities, skeletal muscle hypotonia, and other systemic disorders of differing severities. There are several concerns in the perioperative management of patients with Moebius syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a report on the management of general anesthesia of a 14-year-old male patient with Moebius syndrome who was scheduled for mandibular cystectomy...
October 11, 2022: BMC Anesthesiology