Anesthetic Approach to a Child with Noonan's Syndrome
Noonan syndrome is characterized by fascial and physical features along with congenital heart disease. In these patients, fascial features include short webbed neck, micrognathia, limited mouth opening and high arched palate. Pulmonary stenosis and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy are highly...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cukurova University
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=182036 |
| Summary: | Noonan syndrome is characterized by fascial and physical features along with congenital heart disease. In these patients, fascial features include short webbed neck, micrognathia, limited mouth opening and high arched palate. Pulmonary stenosis and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy are highly prevalent in Noonan's syndrome. The anesthetic management is important because of difficult airway and severe cardiac abnormalities. We reported that anesthetic management of a child with Noonan's syndrome. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(Suppl 1): 47-50] |
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| ISSN: | 0250-5150 |