Anesth Analg 2001;92:554-555
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society
CASE REPORT
Difficult Airway in a Patient with Coffin-Siris Syndrome
Dennis P. Dimaculangan, MD,
Banu S. Lokhandwala, MD,
David J. Wlody, MD, and
Robert M. Gross, MD, MS, MPH
Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Long Island College Hospital, New York
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dennis P. Dimaculangan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY-HSCB, Clarkson Avenue, Box 6, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098.
Implications: We report on a patient with Coffin-Siris syndrome and consider a potential association between this condition and difficult intubation. Although this inherited condition is extremely rare, anesthesiologists should be aware of its existence and prepare for potential airway management problems whenever it is encountered.
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