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General anesthesia for cesarean section in a pregnant woman with systemic vascular malformation: a case report
Noriko Takeuchi1, Misa Koshihara1, Akira Motoyasu1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Sinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan.
Background:
Vascular malformations are composed of morphologically abnormal vascular tissue, and when located in the head and neck region, they can make it difficult to secure the airway during general anesthesia.
Case Presentation:
A 28-year-old pregnant woman with vascular malformations in the pharynx was scheduled to undergo a cesarean section, for which spinal anesthesia was initially chosen. However, after magnetic resonance imaging results revealed the presence of multiple vascular malformations in the lumbar multifidus muscles, spinal anesthesia was considered to be of high risk. Thus, the patient was subjected to general anesthesia tracheal intubation under sedation, and the course of the surgery was without complications.
Conclusions:
Because the pathophysiology and clinical sequelae of vascular malformations may be involved in complications, thorough presurgical evaluation of the patient's physical condition and careful anesthesia planning should be done.
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