Epidural anesthetic management of achondroplastic parturient dwarf undergoing cesarean section: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
; : 181-184, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Achondroplasia is the most common non-lethal skeletal dysplasia. Underdevelopment and premature ossification of bones result in characteristic craniofacial and spinal abnormalities. Achondroplastic dwarfs have low fertility rates and require delivery by cesarean section due to their cephalo-pelvic disproportion. Controversy exists regarding the ideal anesthesia for an achondroplastic parturient dwarf for urgent cesarean section. Anesthesia, whether general or regional, presents many potential problems during cesarean section. We report the experience of the epidural anesthesia in an achondroplastic dwarf undergoing elective cesarean section.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Achondroplasia
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Cesarean Section
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Birth Rate
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Anesthesia
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Anesthesia, Epidural
Limits:
Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article