Mossad Emad, Farid Ibrahim, Youssef George, Ando Makoto
Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Anesth Analg. 2002 Jun;94(6):1462-4, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200206000-00015.
Birth defects can affect the great vessels of the aorta and its branches, compressing the upper airway and the swallowing track. Surgical repair of these defects requires manipulating the airway to improve surgical exposure. This is a report of a series of cases with compromised airway resulting from such a birth defect and methods of its management.
