[Emergency abdominal delivery and ventriculoperitoneal bypass in pregnant females with brain tumor].
The paper describes a case from the practice of the maternity hospital, City Hospital Sixty-Seven. The pregnant woman at gestational weeks 36-37 was found to have a brain tumor complicated by obstructive hydrocephalus and dislocation syndrome. Ventriculoperitoneal bypass and abdominal delivery were simultaneously performed under endotracheal anesthesia using propofol, nitrous oxide, and small-dose ketamine (25 mg), and after fetal extraction, fentanyl. At minutes 1 and 5, the Apgar score of the neonate was 8 and 8, respectively. The patient was discharged from the hospital in satisfactory condition on day 7 postoperatively and it was recommended that her surgical treatment at a neurosurgical clinic be decided.
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D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt