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SUBMITTER: Pepe F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5458362 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Pepe Franco F Stracquadanio Mariagrazia M De Luca Francesco F Privitera Agata A Sanalitro Elisabetta E Scarpinati Puccio P
Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology 20170522
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder of connective tissue, characterized by variable clinical features and multisystem complications. The anesthetic management during delivery is debated. Regional anesthesia has been used with success during cesarean delivery, but in some MFS patients there is a probability of erratic and inadequate spread of intrathecal local anesthetics as a result of dural ectasia. In these cases, epidural anesthesia may be a particularly useful technique during cesare ...[more]