title: Epidural labor analgesia for a patient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis.
abstract: We describe a case of a parturient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis involving the thorax, retroperitoneum, and lumbar vertebrae who received epidural labor analgesia. Clinical presentations vary depending on the organ systems involved, the extent of the disease, and the stage of pregnancy. Anesthetic implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC St. Margaret Pain Medicine Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Departments of †Anesthesiology and ‡Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Isuta
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Gordon L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mandell
authors.forename: Sivam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: Jules H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sumkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology