• Br J Anaesth · Apr 2005

    Case Reports

    Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome.

    • H J Lacassie, S Millar, L G Leithe, H A Muir, R Montaña, A Poblete, and A S Habib.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 833-0024, Chile. habib001@mc.duke.edu
    • Br J Anaesth. 2005 Apr 1;94(4):500-4.

    AbstractWe report two cases of Caesarean section in patients with Marfan's syndrome where continuous subarachnoid anaesthesia failed to provide an adequate surgical block. This was possibly because of dural ectasia, which was confirmed by a computed tomography scan in both cases.

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