Difficult mask ventilation made easy: Three cases of Parry Romberg syndrome.

Indian J Anaesth

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Published: April 2016

Parry Romberg syndrome presenting as hemifacial atrophy poses various perioperative problems due to multi-system involvement. These patients have several anaesthetic implications which are published as case reports. In spite of several case reports, airway issues associated with this disease is under-discussed. This report of three cases discusses airway difficulties and the multiple methods to tackle them in an easier way by focussing concentration on airway assessment and appropriate preoperative planning.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840810PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.179467DOI Listing

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