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Anaesthetic Management for A Patient Presenting for Caesarean Delivery with A giant Thymoma – A Case Report
Authors:
Catraina Petiz ,
Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, PT
Ria Lakhani,
Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, PT
Filipa Lança
Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, PT
Abstract
Presentation of a thymoma during pregnancy means that safe delivery becomes more challenging. We present a 33-year-old pregnant woman who was diagnosed with a large thymoma causing marked compression of the tracheobronchial tree and right atrium. After various multidisciplinary meetings she presented for elective caesarean section delivery at 31 weeks of gestation. A combined spinalepidural anaesthesia was performed, along with colloid pre- and co-loading, and vasopressor support. The delivery was uneventful. The possibility of catastrophic complications was foreseen. Therefore, all requirements for the possibility of airway or haemodynamic collapse were planned carefully, including the possibility of emergent cardiopulmonary bypass.
How to Cite:
Petiz, C., Lakhani, R. and Lança, F., 2023. Anaesthetic Management for A Patient Presenting for Caesarean Delivery with A giant Thymoma – A Case Report. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, 31(1), pp.87–89. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v31i1.8962
Published on
02 May 2023.
Peer Reviewed
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