Nasal endotracheal intubation in a premature infant with a nasal encephalocele.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
After a difficult nasal intubation a premature infant leaked cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from one nostril. After developing bacterial meningitis, the baby was referred for neurosurgical management of the CSF fistula. Transaxial computed tomograms demonstrated a nasal encephalocele, but coronal scans were needed to show the defect in the cribriform plate.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
- Encephalocele
- Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Intubation, Intratracheal