[Anesthetic considerations for a patient with hereditary angioedema - A clinical case]

Maria J L Vilaça; Filipa M Coelho; Ana Faísco; Cristina Carmona

doi:10.1016/j.bjan.2015.03.005

[Anesthetic considerations for a patient with hereditary angioedema - A clinical case]

Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2017 Sep-Oct;67(5):541-543. doi: 10.1016/j.bjan.2015.03.005. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

Maria J L Vilaça¹, Filipa M Coelho², Ana Faísco², Cristina Carmona²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Reanimação e Terapêutica da Dor, Amadora, Portugal. Electronic address: mjvilaca@gmail.com.
² Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Reanimação e Terapêutica da Dor, Amadora, Portugal.

PMID: 26804713
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2015.03.005

Abstract

Hereditary angioedema (HAE), with an estimated prevalence of 1:50 000, is a rare but potentially fatal disease. It may present with recurrent systemic edema of the subcutaneous tissue and mucous membranes. Patients with HAE are at increased risk for clinical worsening with surgical stress, and may develop respiratory distress syndrome due to impaired airway and hemodynamic instability. The perioperative management of these patients requires specific interventions. We present a clinical case of a woman, 50 years old, with HAE type II scheduled for ureteral stent placement via endoscopic approach.

Keywords: Angioedema hereditário; Hereditary angioedema; Immune‐hemotherapy; Imuno‐hemoterapia; Profilaxia; Prophylaxis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia* / methods
Angioedemas, Hereditary* / complications
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Risk Factors
Urologic Surgical Procedures