Anesthesia for the parturient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
We present our experience in the anesthetic management of two parturients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. The first had an epidural catheter inserted for labor analgesia and ultimately had a forceps delivery. The second had a cesarean section under epidural anesthesia and had a complicated postoperative course. There were no untoward effects of regional anesthesia in either of these two women. The anesthetic implications for parturients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum are discussed.
Douglas
M J
MJ
Department of Anaesthesia, University of British Columbia and British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. jdouglas@cw.bc.ca
Gunka
V B
VB
von Dadelszen
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