title: [Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease].
abstract: Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a dominant autosomal genetic condition with variable penetrance and expressivity. It is characterized by hemangioblastomas in multiple organs but mainly in the retina and cerebellum. There is a predisposition to carcinoma. We report a cesarean section in a 28-year-old woman with von Hippel-Lindau disease. She had no neurologic symptoms at the time of the operation but a history of ocular and cerebellar involvement and several procedures to remove cerebellar hemangioblastomas. Epidural anesthesia was chosen given that there was no nervous system involvement at the time of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario "Santa María del Rosell", Cartagena, Murcia. gretacastillo9@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Cayuela
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D017604:Cesarean Section, Repeat; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000235:genetics; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012086:Reoperation; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D017741:Survivors; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000235:genetics