Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2758597 International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryTuberous sclerosis is a multi-system disease characterized by the presence of benign growths in many tissues, mostly localized in skin, brain, kidney and lungs. Epileptic seizures and renal hemorrhage are frequent in such patients. Apart from life-threatening hemorrhage after rupture of angiomyolipomatoma, few data are available about anesthetic considerations during pregnancy. We report two cases of pregnant patients with tuberous sclerosis, one scheduled for medical termination of pregnancy at 27 weeks of gestational, the other a cesarean section for breech presentation under general anesthesia. We review and discuss the ability to perform regional anesthesia in each case.

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