Perioperative management of thyroglossal duct cystectomy in a pediatric patient: A case report

Perioperative management of thyroglossal duct cystectomy in a pediatric patient: A case report

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aiji Sato (Boku), Eisuke Kako, Nozomi Okuni, Nobuyoshi Kusama, Yuji Kamimura, Yoshiki Sento, MinHye So, Motoshi Tanaka, Hironori Miyamoto, Shinichiro Kato, Masaki Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Shibuya, Kazuya Sobue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
airway obstruction
dexmedetomidine
difficult airway management
pediatric patient
thyroglossal duct cysts
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3607

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3607

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