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An unexpected difficult airway due to an undiagnosed congenital lingual thyroglossal duct cyst in a neonate with gastrointestinal symptoms: A case report
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  • Yoshiki Kohashi,
  • Tomohiro Yamamoto,
  • Miki Igarashi,
  • Hironobu Nishimaki
Yoshiki Kohashi
Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital

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Tomohiro Yamamoto
Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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Miki Igarashi
Niigata City General Hospital
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Hironobu Nishimaki
Niigata City General Hospital
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Abstract

Lingual thyroglossal duct cysts can be a rare cause of feeding difficulties in infants. Here, we describe a case of an undiagnosed lingual thyroglossal duct cyst in an infant with vomiting and feeding difficulty, who underwent surgery for Hirschsprung's disease and had an unexpected difficult airway during anesthesia induction.

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

26 Oct 2021Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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27 Oct 2021Submission Checks Completed
27 Oct 2021Assigned to Editor
16 Nov 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Dec 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Dec 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
06 Jan 20221st Revision Received
06 Jan 2022Submission Checks Completed
06 Jan 2022Assigned to Editor
06 Jan 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Feb 2022Editorial Decision: Accept