title: Failure of epidural analgesia converted to epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a patient with bronchial atresia in labor.
abstract: Bronchial atresia is a rare anomaly characterized generally by obstruction in the bronchial system, mucus accumulation, emphysematous changes and bulla formation in the peripheral lung. Regional anesthesia is the choice for cesarean delivery in a parturient patient with this anomaly. We report a patient with a diagnosis of bronchial atresia in whom the conversion of epidural analgesia to epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery failed during labor, needing the application of general anesthesia for a successful delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jong Bun
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyong Shil
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Duk Ju
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Myeong
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome