Anaesthetic implications of Maffucci's syndrome

Maffucci's syndrome is a rare, congenital disease due to neuro-ectodermal dysplasia and is characterized by enchondromatosis and multiple soft tissue haemangiomata. A case of Maffucci's syndrome with haemangiomata along the upper airways requiring laser surgery is described. The literature...

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Published in:Anaesthesia and intensive care 1998-10, Vol.26 (5), p.586-589
Main Authors: CHAN, S. K. C, NG, S. K, CHO, A. M. W, OH, T. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on patient's condition
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Enchondromatosis - surgery
Female
Glottis
Hemangioma - surgery
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Laser Coagulation
Medical sciences
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Summary:Maffucci's syndrome is a rare, congenital disease due to neuro-ectodermal dysplasia and is characterized by enchondromatosis and multiple soft tissue haemangiomata. A case of Maffucci's syndrome with haemangiomata along the upper airways requiring laser surgery is described. The literature on Maffucci's syndrome is reviewed.
ISSN:0310-057X
1448-0271
DOI:10.1177/0310057X9802600520