title: Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in pituitary dwarfism.
abstract: We describe the anaesthetic management for caesarean section in a 32-year-old patient with pituitary dwarfism. In addition to supportive treatment, we offered a postoperative epidural analgesia pump. The patient recovered well without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Derpartment of anesthesiology, Weifang people's hospital, Guangwen street, 261041 Weifang, China.
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Derpartment of anesthesiology, Weifang people's hospital, Guangwen street, 261041 Weifang, China. Electronic address: lrh0217@126.com.
authors.forename: Ruihua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Derpartment of anesthesiology, Weifang people's hospital, Guangwen street, 261041 Weifang, China.
authors.forename: Bao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Anaesthetic management; Caesarean section; Pituitary dwarfism