title: [Anesthetic management of nephrectomy in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax].
abstract: Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia and rarely under regional anesthesia alone. We report the management of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax undergoing nephrectomy under regional anesthesia alone.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiologia, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, Índia. Electronic address: mcbsanthu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mysore Chandramouli Basappaji
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiologia, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, Índia.
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat Pai
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiologia, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, Índia.
authors.forename: Raghavendra P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rao
keywords: Anestesia por condução; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica; Nefrectomia; Nephrectomy; Pneumothorax; Pneumotórax; Regional anesthesia