title: Spinal anaesthesia in a patient with Takayasu's disease.
abstract: We report the successful anaesthetic management of therapeutic abortion under spinal anaesthesia in a 32-yr-old woman with Takayasu's disease. The pathology and pathophysiology of this syndrome and their impact on anaesthesia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University of Basel/Kantonsspital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hampl
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Skarvan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bitzer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graber
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000503:physiopathology*