title: Anesthesia for the parturient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University of British Columbia and British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. jdouglas@cw.bc.ca
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Gunka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: von Dadelszen