title: Thoracic paravertebral block for breast surgery in a pregnant woman -A case report-.
abstract: Non-obstetrical surgery during the first trimester is stressful to both the mother and the fetus. Anesthesiologists are also stressed, not only because of the effects of surgery itself, but also because of the uncertain influences of anesthesia thrown upon on the fetus. The authors present a case of breast surgery successfully performed on a woman 8 weeks pregnant requiring removal of breast abscess by the application of thoracic paravertebral block without any complications. Thoracic paravertebral block may be a safe anesthetic method for non-obstetric surgery during early pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yoon-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyu Cheol
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sun Yeul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ann Misun
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Seok Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Youn Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi