Airway Management of Palatoglossal Bands and Cleft Palate in An Infant in A Resource Limited Set Up – A Challenge to An Anaesthesiologist: A Case Report

Authors

  • Meenakshi Devi
  • Ashwani Kumar
  • Mushtaq Ahmed Wani
  • Heena Saini
  • Sanjay Dhar

Keywords:

Difficult Airway in Neonates, Palatoglossal Bands,, Conventional laryngoscopy

Abstract

Palatoglossal bands are one of the very rare congenital anomalies with very few documented cases worldwide. They can present with feeding difficulties or respiratory distress which requires immediate surgical intervention. The management of such patient is a challenge to any anaesthesiologist because of inability to perform conventional laryngoscopy, associated cardiac or digital anomalies and non-availability of pediatric flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope. We will discuss here the management of an infant who presented at one year of age with cough, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, poor weight gain and feeding difficulties.

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Published

10-07-2024

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Devi M, Kumar A, Wani MA, Saini H, Dhar S. Airway Management of Palatoglossal Bands and Cleft Palate in An Infant in A Resource Limited Set Up – A Challenge to An Anaesthesiologist: A Case Report. JK Science [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 10 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];26(3):193-5. Available from: https://journal.jkscience.org/index.php/JK-Science/article/view/280

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CASE REPORTS

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