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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 3 | Page : 108-109 |
Subglottic web: A rare cause of respiratory distress in neonate
Sangram Singh, Mayank Pancholi, Anupama Negi, Vigya Chaurishi, Tanmay Vyas
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, MP, India
Correspondence Address:
Mayank Pancholi
Paediatric Surgery Department, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Ujjain Indore State Highway, Indore, MP
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.57702
A full term male neonate presented with stridor and respiratory distress at birth. Direct laryngoscopy after tracheostomy and patient stabilization revealed a subglottic web with a very small hole at 6 o'clock position. The patient was managed by cauterization of web using Bugbee electrode with resultant normal lumen post operatively.
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