British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1985, Vol. 57, No. 12 1260-1263
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ANAESTHETIC PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WEAVER'S SYNDROME
Department of Anaesthetics, University of Natal, Faculty of Medicine P.O. Box 17039, Congella, 4013, Durban, South Africa.
A child of 14 months with the clinical features of Weaver's Syndrome presented for surgery twice within a period of 6 weeks. The prime anaesthetic difficulty associated with this case, namely a difficult airway, and other problems related to Weaver's syndrome, are discussed.