Difficult airway of fetus: Making a safe Ex Utero intrapartum treatment

Abstract

Large neck masses involving the airway can lead to hypoxia or the demise of the newborn in case the airway is not secured in time. A planned ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) enables to access the airway by various means under optimal conditions. Advancements in imaging and well-orchestrated teamwork enable to improve the survival by EXIT procedure.

Keywords

• cervical lymphatic malformation
• exit procedure
• fetal neck mass