Research article summary (published 30 Dec 1999):

Difficult tracheal intubation following midface distraction surgery.

Full Abstract

A case of difficult intubation in a patient with Apert syndrome, who had recently undergone bilateral internal midface distraction, is described. The 14-year-old boy had no antecedent history of such difficulty, despite numerous previous anaesthetics. We suggest that trismus due to temporalis muscle fibrosis, and the altered relationships of the maxilla and mandible following midface advancement, were causal.

Author information

Author/s: Morris, G P (GP); Cooper, M G (MG);

Affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Paediatric anaesthesia (Paediatr Anaesth), published in FRANCE. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-; vol 10 (issue 1) : pp 99-102

Dates: Created 2000/03/09; Completed 2000/03/09; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 10632919, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Acrocephalosyndactylia - complications; surgery Adolescent Facial Bones - surgery Humans Intubation, Intratracheal

Intubation, Intratracheal Male Osteotomy Sleep Apnea Syndromes - etiology Trismus - complications; surgery

Related articles

These are the highest related articles currently in the database:

• Monobloc and facial bipartition osteotomies: quantitative assessment of presenting deformity and surgical results based on computed tomography scans. 30 Mar 1995
• Surgical correction of the craniofacial dysmorphology of Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• Otolaryngologic aspects of Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• [Retro-maxillary sequellae of craniofacial stenosis. The value of fronto-facial advancement using the Tessier monobloc technic] 30 Dec 1988
• Enophthalmos following orbital transposition for craniofacial malformations. 27 Feb 1993
• Frontofacial osteotomies, advancement, and remodeling by distraction: an extended application of the technique. 29 Jun 1997
• A novel method for measuring and monitoring monobloc distraction osteogenesis using three-dimensional computed tomography rendered images with the "biporion-dorsum sellae" plane. Part II: comparison of measurements before and after distraction. 28 Feb 2008
• Surgical correction of the craniofacial anomalies in Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• The Le Fort III advancement osteotomy in the child under 7 years of age. 29 Sep 1990

See 100+ related articles.

Related Article Map

Legend: - FREE Full text Article. - Abstract only. - Title only. More help.

See a large map of 100+ related articles.