Regional Anesthesia For A Patient With Severe Kyphoscoliosis In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Surgery

Kyphoscoliosis is a progressive disease may cause difficulties with both tracheal intubation and regional anesthesia. This report describes the combined spinal epidural anesthesia experience for percutaneous nephrolithotomy that performed in a patient with severe thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis.

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Published in:Gülhane Tip Dergisi 2017, Vol.58 (2), p.1
Main Authors: KURTAY, AYSUN, BABAYIGIT, MNIRE, BAYRAKTAROGLU, MERVE, GLEC, HANDAN, TUTAL, ZEHRA, HORASANLI, EYP
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
Subjects:
Back surgery
Regional anesthesia
Scoliosis
Spine
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Summary:Kyphoscoliosis is a progressive disease may cause difficulties with both tracheal intubation and regional anesthesia. This report describes the combined spinal epidural anesthesia experience for percutaneous nephrolithotomy that performed in a patient with severe thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis.
ISSN:1302-0471
2146-8052
DOI:10.5455/gulhane.177711