Spinal block for urgency orthopedic surgery in Von Recklinghausen's disease patient. Case report.
OBJECTIVE
Von Recklinghausen's disease is a neurogenetic disease due to chromosome 17 abnormality. This report aimed at describing the anesthetic approach for Von Recklinghausen's disease patient submitted to urgency orthopedic surgery.


METHODS
Female patient, 28 years old, with Von Recklinghausen's disease, submitted to emergency orthopedic surgery under spinal block. There have been no complications both in the intraoperative period and in the post-anesthetic care unit. Patient was discharged 4 days later.


CONCLUSIONS
Spinal block was possible in this case with no need for airway handling.
Barbosa
Fabiano Timbó
FT
Unidade de Emergência Dr. Armando Lages, Maceió, AL. fabianotimbo@yahoo.com.br
Figueiredo
Alexandre Vieira
AV
da Cunha
Rafael Martins
RM
de Albuquerque
Marcos Antônio Costa
MA