Thoracic epidural anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy in a patient with diffuse systemic sclerosis: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
; : 286-288, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-208522
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ABSTRACT
Systemic sclerosis is a systemic autoimmune disease. It is characterized by deposition of collagen in skin, blood vessels and internal organs. Systemic sclerosis can cause skin, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal and other complication. A 42 year old woman with systemic sclerosis and breast cancer was scheduled for modified radical mastectomy under thoracic epidural anesthesia because of exertional dypnea, decreased diffusion lung capacity and Raynaud's phenomenon. There was no dyspnea or significant hemodynamic change during operation under epidural anesthesia. She discharged 12 days after operation without complications.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Scleroderma, Systemic
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Skin
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Blood Vessels
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Breast Neoplasms
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Mastectomy, Modified Radical
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Collagen
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Diffusion
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Dyspnea
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Hemodynamics
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article