Mar-Lagunas TJ, Noriega-Paredes A, Becerra EG

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 211-215
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ABSTRACT

The incidence of non-obstetric surgery in pregnancy ranges from 1.5 to 2%. Cerebellar tumors rarely occur concomitantly with pregnancy, however, its presence during pregnancy is a poor prognostic factor for the patient. We describe a 37-years-old woman who was diagnosed with a right cerebellar lesion while attending the 28.6 weeks gestation of her first pregnancy. She underwent on the operating room for resection of the tumor in sitting position with total intravenous anesthesia (fentanyl/midazolam). The transanesthetic period progressed with no complications. This case aims to show that it is possible to perform surgery in obstetric patients when the proper maternal and fetal monitoring is taken during surgery in order to avoid catastrophic complications for the binomial.

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