title: Sleep apnoea syndrome in pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: A case of sleep apnoea syndrome in a pregnant patient is reported here. For obstetric reasons, and because of the possibility that a metabolic and respiratory acidosis associated with the apnoea syndrome might have developed, we decided to do a caesarian section. Orotracheal intubation was particularly difficult because of the patient's abnormal mandibular, palatal and retropharyngeal shape, which was probably the underlying cause of the apnoeic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Muggiasca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiengo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes