Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

Anaesthetic Considerations in a Patient with Klippelfeil Syndrome Undergoing Occipito Cervical Fixation

  • Author:
  • Praveen Chandra1,, Sampathi Shiva Krishna2, Srikanth Reddy Panyala3, Basavaraj3, Smita Kale3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 192 to 196

1Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Mediciti Medical College, Telangana, India

2Senior Resident Consultant, Department of Anesthesia, GMC, Nizambad, Telangana, India

3Counsultant Prime, Department of Anesthesia, Prime Hospitals, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author email id: drpraveenchandra2003@yahoo.com

Online published on 19 February, 2016.

Abstract

A rare case with Klippel-Feil syndrome with a classic triad having short neck, low posterior hair line and restricted motion of neck because of fused cervical vertebrae was scheduled for occipito cervical fixation, foramen magnum decompression, fusion with local bones and cervical traction. We present the anaesthetic management of this patient highlighting the various anomalies associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome and the presence of a difficult airway.

Keywords

Klippel-feil syndrome, Occipito cervical fixation, Anesthesia complications, Lumbar spine anomalies, Paresthesia, Electrocardiogram