Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9096796 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Launois-Bensaude syndrome, otherwise known as Madelung's disease, is a rare disorder characterized by fatty accumulations of the upper trunk, neck and head, causing serious cosmetic deformity and neck immobility. We report a case of a patient with Launois-Bensaude syndrome who required 4 different airway management strategies during his hospitalization for postoperative complications after an elective surgical excision of a severe neck lipomatosis. Anesthesiologists who treat patients with Madelung's disease should be aware of 2 major problems: difficult airway and increased frequency of postoperative bleeding. A proper choice of airway management technique is therefore necessary, including a safe intubation and extubation plan to reduce the consequences of airway complications.
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Authors
Tatjana (Staff Anesthesiologist), Vesna Novak (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology), Andrea (Staff Anesthesiologist),