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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Autores principales: Chiang, James C. S., Irwin, Michael G., Hussain, A., Tang, Y. K., Hiong, Y. T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/708481

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/708481

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