Rare Cause of Acute Severe Upper Airway Obstruciton Which Required Endotracheal Intubation: Adenoid Hypertrophy

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Aspiration of a dislodged endotracheal tube: a rare cause of acute total airway obstruction.

We report an unusual cause of acute total airway obstruction after aspiration of a dislodged tube that was separated from its metallic connector. A 5-year-old boy had an emergence agitation and bucking to the endotracheal tube with a vigorous bite before extubation of the trachea. The whole uncuffed endotracheal tube was aspirated deep into the lower trachea causing laryngotracheal obstruction....

Nasopharyngeal encephalocele: a rare cause of upper airway obstruction.

Nasopharyngeal encephalocele is a rare, benign congenital anomaly. It has the potential to be fatal due to airway obstruction. Here, we report on a 34-day-old infant with pneumonia who underwent mechanical ventilation. An upper airway evaluation was performed due to prolonged intubation, and revealed the presence of a nasopharyngeal encephalocele. The patient tolerated extubation and oral feedi...

A rare cause of upper airway obstruction in neonates.

DESCRIPTION A full-term baby girl weighing 2.9 kg was born by normal delivery. The anomaly scan at 20 weeks (including a 3D facial scan) was normal. She was born in good condition, but was noticed to have bilateral purple-coloured tense mobile, non-pulsatile masses below the medial canthus (figure 1). At 6 h of age, she had a cyanotic episode with airway obstruction soon after feeding. She unde...

A Rare Cause of Upper Airway Obstruction in a Child

Ventricular band cyst is a rare condition in children but can result in severe upper airway obstruction with laryngeal dyspnea or death. The diagnosis should be considered in any stridor in children with previous history of intubation or respiratory infections. We report a case of a 4-year-old girl, received in an array of severe respiratory distress, emergency endoscopy was done, and a large v...