Emergent obstetric deliveries may present the anesthesiologist with a unique challenge of managing the airway of previously undiagnosed syndromic or malformed newborns in the obstetric theatre. The present report describes an emergency cesarean section in a 32-year-old lady who delivered a newborn with grossly anomalous features, the challenges in airway management in the newborn, and a discussion on preparation and sensitization about encountering such scenarios for the anesthesiologist and the associated medical teams.
Keywords: congenital anomaly; congenital malformation; difficult airway; difficult airway management; neonatal airway; neonatal airway management; tessier cleft.
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