Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
Background: Subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after endotracheal extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm. Case presentation:...
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| description | Background: Subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after endotracheal extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm.
Case presentation: A prematurely born, four-month-old baby girl was on a ventilator via the endotracheal tube for four days after diagnosed with severe pneumoniae. She presented with stridor, two hours after airway extubation. Her conditions deteriorated, needing reintubation. However, laryngoscopy showed a large subglottic cyst totally obstructing the airway. As an attempt to intubate failed, a tracheostomy was performed and the cyst was marsupialized under general anesthesia.
Conclusion: This case highlights that subglottic cyst can present acutely, and rapidly enlarging soon after the airway extubation. As the management of a large subglottic cyst can be challenging, a close observation for early diagnosis and intervention are recommended post extubation in the high-risk cases, such as in the premature infant.
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| spelling | iium-243562017-06-02T02:45:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24356/ Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Suhaimi, Yusof Fadzil, Ahmad RF Otorhinolaryngology Background: Subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after endotracheal extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm. Case presentation: A prematurely born, four-month-old baby girl was on a ventilator via the endotracheal tube for four days after diagnosed with severe pneumoniae. She presented with stridor, two hours after airway extubation. Her conditions deteriorated, needing reintubation. However, laryngoscopy showed a large subglottic cyst totally obstructing the airway. As an attempt to intubate failed, a tracheostomy was performed and the cyst was marsupialized under general anesthesia. Conclusion: This case highlights that subglottic cyst can present acutely, and rapidly enlarging soon after the airway extubation. As the management of a large subglottic cyst can be challenging, a close observation for early diagnosis and intervention are recommended post extubation in the high-risk cases, such as in the premature infant. UKM 2012-06 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24356/1/infant_with_sudden%2C_large.pdf Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin and Suhaimi, Yusof and Fadzil, Ahmad (2012) Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst. In: Laryngology2012: Cutting edge laryngology for 21st century, 1-3 June 2012, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. http://www2.kenes.com/Laryngology2012/Pages/Home.aspx |
| spellingShingle | RF Otorhinolaryngology Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Suhaimi, Yusof Fadzil, Ahmad Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title | Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title_full | Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title_fullStr | Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title_short | Infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| title_sort | infant with sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst |
| topic | RF Otorhinolaryngology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/24356/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24356/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24356/1/infant_with_sudden%2C_large.pdf |