title: Spinal anesthesia for a patient with type I sialidosis undergoing abdominal surgery.
abstract: Type I and II sialidosis are autosomal recessively inherited glycoprotein storage disorders. Until now, there has been no published reports of patients with these conditions requiring anesthesia. We present the case of a 31-year-old male afflicted with type I sialidosis who underwent a surgical jejunostomy. Regional (spinal) anesthesia was carried out uneventfully. We discuss the anesthetic challenges posed by patients with type I and II sialidosis. Airway assessment and management is particularly crucial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Q H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schricker
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009081:Mucolipidoses / Q000150:complications*