Abstract:The Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS) is characterized by a clinical triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis and airway obstruction. These patients frequently require anesthesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and may present a significant challenge to the anesthesiologist in charge. The principal difficulties when approaching these patients are related to the airway management.
We present a case of a 4 years old boy with a PRS, scheduled to undergo elective tympanoplasty. We performed an awake intubatio… Show more
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