Perioperative management of thyroglossal duct cystectomy in a pediatric patient: A case report. Issue 2 (4th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sato (Boku), Aiji; Kako, Eisuke; Okuni, Nozomi; Kusama, Nobuyoshi; Kamimura, Yuji; Sento, Yoshiki; So, MinHye; Tanaka, Motoshi; Miyamoto, Hironori; Kato, Shinichiro; Kobayashi, Masaki; Shibuya, Yasuyuki; Sobue, Kazuya
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 9:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 673
• Page End: 676
• Publication Date: 2020-12-04
• Subjects: airway obstruction -- dexmedetomidine -- difficult airway management -- pediatric patient -- thyroglossal duct cysts; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3607
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: Thyroglossal duct on the dorsum of the tongue in the pediatric patient can cause a difficult airway due to the large mass and risk of airway obstruction associated with a swollen tongue after surgery. Abstract : Careful airway management in the perioperative period contributed to the prevention of the occurrence of respiratory complications.