Anesthetic management of Shah-Waardenburg syndrome: Experience of two cases and review of literature

Abstract

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomally inherited and genetically heterogeneous disorder of neural crest cell development. Literature regarding the anesthetic management of these cases is limited. We present 2 cases of Shah-Waardenburg syndrome and discuss them in the context of review of previously published cases.

Keywords

• Anesthesia
• Shah-Waardenburg syndrome
• white forelock