Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
Anterior mediastinal mass is an uncommon pathology that presents significant anaesthetic challenges because of cardiopulmonary compromise. We present a case that presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with severe breathlessness, orthopnoea, and symptoms of superior vena cava obstruction. The...
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| author | James C. S. Chiang Michael G. Irwin A. Hussain Y. K. Tang Y. T. Hiong |
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| description | Anterior mediastinal mass is an uncommon pathology that presents significant anaesthetic challenges because of cardiopulmonary compromise. We present a case that presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with severe breathlessness, orthopnoea, and symptoms of superior vena cava obstruction. The patient had emergency Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia with a good outcome. The paper discusses the relevant perioperative considerations for this complex scenario and reviews reports of similar conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52e2f2788e3f407c967d6f9d92d74da32025-02-03T05:46:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/708481708481Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava ObstructionJames C. S. Chiang0Michael G. Irwin1A. Hussain2Y. K. Tang3Y. T. Hiong4Department of Anaesthesiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong KongDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong KongDepartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong KongDepartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong KongAnterior mediastinal mass is an uncommon pathology that presents significant anaesthetic challenges because of cardiopulmonary compromise. We present a case that presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with severe breathlessness, orthopnoea, and symptoms of superior vena cava obstruction. The patient had emergency Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia with a good outcome. The paper discusses the relevant perioperative considerations for this complex scenario and reviews reports of similar conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/708481 |
| spellingShingle | James C. S. Chiang Michael G. Irwin A. Hussain Y. K. Tang Y. T. Hiong Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction |
| title_full | Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction |
| title_short | Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction |
| title_sort | anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section in a patient with large anterior mediastinal tumour presenting as intrathoracic airway compression and superior vena cava obstruction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/708481 |
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