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Cricoid release in a preterm neonate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. L. Farrell  and
R. F. Gray
M. L. Farrell*
Affiliation:
Cambridge
R. F. Gray
Affiliation:
Cambridge
*
Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ.
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Abstract

A baby born at 23 weeks gestation could not be extubated at 34 weeks and nine weeks intubation was causing laryngeal granulation. Anterior cricoid release saved the infant from a tracheostomy.

The case is reported because of (a) the prematurity and small size of the neonate and (b) the microsurgical technique and non-penetration of tracheal mucosa, neither of which have been addressed in previous publications.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 12 , December 1990 , pp. 995 - 996
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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