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Laryngomalacia in a 12-year-old child after laryngeal mask use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

E L Sproson ,
G J Madden  and
M W A Turner
E L Sproson*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
G J Madden
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
M W A Turner
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthetics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Miss E L Sproson, ENT Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK. Fax: 0870 9501124 E-mail: e.sproson@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objective:

We present an unusual case of a 12-year-old child with state-dependent laryngomalacia presenting after anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway.

Method:

Current literature on state-dependent laryngomalacia and injury following laryngeal mask use is reviewed.

Results:

A child who had previously suffered with laryngomalacia as an infant presented with disturbed breathing at night and during exercise. After anaesthesia using a laryngeal mask airway, these symptoms became more pronounced. Microlaryngoscopy revealed laryngomalacic type movement of the larynx.

Conclusion:

Our case seems to support a more complex, multifactorial aetiology for laryngomalacia, including both the neurological control of the larynx as well as its structure.

Keywords

LaryngomalaciaCongenital StridorAnaesthesiaLaryngeal Mask Airway

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Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 1042 - 1044
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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