ISSN: 2155-6148
Deepak K Jha
Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences,
Delhi
India
Case Report
Brain Tumor in a Case of Down’s Syndrome: Anaesthesia Perspectives
Author(s): Santanu Bora, Mukul Jain, Arvind Arya and Deepak K Jha
Santanu Bora, Mukul Jain, Arvind Arya and Deepak K Jha
Down’s syndrome patients are known to have various associated airway and craniovertebral junction anomalies which pose a challenge for anaesthetic management of these patients undergoing brain tumour surgery. Authors report anaesthetic management of a patient of Down’s syndrome undergoing brain tumor surgery who had airway of Mallampati class IV with large tongue, small mouth opening and high arched palate with review of relevant literature.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000636