Fiberoptic intubation using two tracheal tubes for a child with Goldenhar syndrome
Kaji, J.; Higashi, M.; Sakaguchi, Y.; Maki, J.; Kai, T.; Yamaura, K.; Hoka, S.
Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 59(12): 1526-1528
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4892 PMID: 21229697 Document Number: 638801
Goldenhar syndrome is associated with difficult airway due to the characteristic craniofacial anomalies such as hypoplasia of the mandible and molar bones. We present our method of fiberoptic intubation using two tracheal tubes for a girl with Goldenhar syndrome undergoing cochlear implant surgery. She had received general anesthesia for dental treatment one year before, but the treatment had been cancelled because of the failure of tracheal intubation. We induced anesthesia for her with inhalation of sevoflurane and nitrous oxide. After obtaining a stable anesthetic level, we inserted two tracheal tubes from the right and left nostrils, one for a tracheal tube and the other for a nasopharyngeal airway. During the procedure, the fiberscope was advanced through the tracheal tube with a slit connector, and her ventilation was assisted through the nasopharyngeal airway with her mouth closed by a tape to avoid a leak of ventilating gas. Using this two-tube method, we successfully intubated the trachea of a patient Goldenhar syndrome.