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Anesthetic Challenges of a Patient With Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy in a Patient With Colon Cancer

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) presents a unique challenge for anesthesiologists because of the potential complications related to surgery and anesthesia. This is a case of a 55-year-old male with colon cancer and a history of LGMD, who underwent a low anterior resection colectomy under general anesthesia. Because of the pathogenic variants in the RYR1 gene implicated in various congenital myopathies, we review clinical concerns associated with LGMD and describe the anesthetic management of our patient with LGMD and a potentially difficult airway.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.69009

Authors: Austin Smith, Cindy Yeoh, Christopher Massengill, Wendy Yang, Amreesh Mahil

Institutions: Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Sedative Agents

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402355440