title: Cholecystectomy under segmental thoracic epidural block in a patient with twin gestation.
abstract: Cholecystectomy represents the second most common surgery during pregnancy. Both general and regional anesthetic techniques have been successfully used for cholecystectomy in pregnant patients. Authors present here a case of a pregnant patient carrying twin gestation who underwent cholecystectomy, which is not frequently encountered by the anesthesiologists. This report enumerates the perioperative issues relating to anesthesia given to a pregnant patient in addition to emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary approach when such a case is encountered.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: R Barani
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Selvan
authors.forename: David George
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Veliath
authors.forename: Parnandi Bhaskar
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Ranjan