title: Major conduction anesthesia in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.
abstract: The successful management of major conduction anesthesia in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is discussed. This case illustrates that major conduction anesthesia can be safely used if proper imaging studies are obtained, if one is aware of the underlying disease process, and if there is no port wine lesion in the dermatomal area corresponding to the spinal segment where the needle is to be inserted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaiser
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Cheek
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Gutsche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications