Air Duster abuse causing rapid airway compromise

Trichobezoar Causing Airway Compromise during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Objectives. (1) Report the case of a 5-year-old female with trichotillomania and trichophagia that suffered airway compromise during esophagogastroduodenoscopy for removal of a trichobezoar. (2) Provide management recommendations for an unusual foreign body causing extubation and partial airway obstruction. Methods. Case report of a rare situation of airway compromise caused by a trichobezoar. ...

Comment on “Trichobezoar Causing Airway Compromise during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy”

We read with great interest the article by Kao et al. [1] published in the September 2015 issue of Case Reports in Medicine, which highlighted how important is the careful attention to airway management during esophagogastroduodenoscopy for removal of a trichobezoar and similar foreign body. However, until today, it is still controversial which is the best option for the treatment of gastric be...

Rapidly enlarging neck mass in a neonate causing airway compromise.

Up to 20% of all congenital pediatric head and neck masses are branchial cleft cysts. Second branchial cleft cysts account for 95% of branchial anomalies, and fourth branchial cleft cysts are the rarest type. Their typical presentations include non-life-threatening symptoms, such as drainage, skin irritations, minor swelling, and tenderness. We describe a 5-week-old neonate with increasing stri...

Cystic hygroma in the neck causing airway compromise: Case report and review of literature

We report a case of cystic hygroma in a 7 month old boy causing severe airway compromise, and discuss the acute management of airway obstruction and the surgical management of cystic hygroma.

Airway compromise and dentofacial abnormalities.