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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2001
Case ReportsThoracic epidural anesthesia for bilateral reduction mammoplasty in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome.
- P J O'Connor, G L Moysa, and B T Finucane.
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Division of Plastic Surgery, WCM Health Sciences Centre, 8440-112 St., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G2B7, Canada.
- Anesth. Analg. 2001 Feb 1;92(2):514-6.
AbstractGeneral anesthesia is best avoided in cases of Klippel-Feil syndrome where tracheal intubation is potentially difficult. The syndrome features severe abnormalities of the neck and upper thoracic spine, which may also lead to difficulties with neuraxial blockade. We describe the use of epidural anesthesia for bilateral reduction mammoplasty in a patient with this condition.
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