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Anesthetic Management for Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with a Gigantic Intracranial Tumor

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: A 31-year-old G5P1 patient with unremarkable past medical history at 29 weeks of gestation was diagnosed with a gigantic left frontotemporal brain mass. Initial clinical management as an inpatient achieved an improvement in the symptoms. The patient and surgical team agreed to schedule a cesarean delivery at 32 weeks of gestation if no neurological deterioration was observed. Intraoperative course with general endotracheal anesthesia and bilateral transversus abdominis plane block was uneventful and promoted efficient postoperative pain control. Seven days after delivery, the patient underwent craniotomy for brain tumor resection. This report describes the anesthetic management of a patient with an intracranial tumor during pregnancy.

Source: Case Reports in Anesthesiology

DOI: 10.1155/2020/9792580

Authors: C. dos Santos e Santos, C. L. Mason, J. S. Neill, B. E. Grayson, A. Calimaran, D. R. Bacon

Institution: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $790