title: [Anaesthesia for thyroid surgery in the patient suffering from myasthenia gravis].
abstract: The preparation and perioperative treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis and hyperthyreosis constitutes a serious problem for a surgeon as well as an anaesthetist. The need of anticholinesterase therapy application makes it difficult to achieve euthyreosis in the patients. The aim of this case report is to present perioperative management and the methods used in anaesthesia in 41-year-old woman suffering from both illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i I Klinika Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie. anest@asclepios.am.lublin.pl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitosek-Sabbo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dabrowski
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Korzeniowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D019990:Perioperative Care; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome