Case of failed spinal anesthesia for cesarean section caused by spinal arachnoid cyst

A 27-year-old pregnant woman was scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Although there was no trouble in three repeated spinal punctures, the anesthetic effect was insufficient. Then we changed anesthetic management to general anesthesia. There was no postoperative neurological comp...

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Published inMasui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 58; no. 12; p. 1521
Main Authors Yamaki, Ryoichi, Yanase, Ken, Inoue, Kanna, Komatsu, Hisao
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.12.2009
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Anesthesia, Spinal
Arachnoid Cysts - diagnosis
Cesarean Section
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
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Summary:A 27-year-old pregnant woman was scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Although there was no trouble in three repeated spinal punctures, the anesthetic effect was insufficient. Then we changed anesthetic management to general anesthesia. There was no postoperative neurological complications related to spinal anesthesia. Postoperatively, spinal arachnoid cyst was found by MRI. The cyst was thought to have caused insufficient analgesic effect of spinal anesthesia in this patient.
ISSN:0021-4892