BACKGROUND: Previous reports revealed that difficulties in tracheal intubation for patients with Treacher-Collins syndrome (TCS) progresses as growth; however it declines in those with Pierre-Robin syndrome (PRS). We tried to confirm these reports. METHODS: We retrospectively examined the anesthetic records of intubated patients with TCS and PRS without tracheotomy from January 2002 to August 2006. RESULTS: We experienced 10 times of intubation in 5 TCS patients and 6 times in 4 with PRS. No obvious change was observed in its difficulty depending on the growth in both syndromes. CONCLUSIONS: The difficulty of intubation depends on the characteristics of each patient rather than growth.
BACKGROUND: Previous reports revealed that difficulties in tracheal intubation for patients with Treacher-Collins syndrome (TCS) progresses as growth; however it declines in those with Pierre-Robin syndrome (PRS). We tried to confirm these reports. METHODS: We retrospectively examined the anesthetic records of intubated patients with TCS and PRS without tracheotomy from January 2002 to August 2006. RESULTS: We experienced 10 times of intubation in 5 TCS patients and 6 times in 4 with PRS. No obvious change was observed in its difficulty depending on the growth in both syndromes. CONCLUSIONS: The difficulty of intubation depends on the characteristics of each patient rather than growth.