Management of a Parturient with Diastrophic Dysplasia

A A Case Rep. 2015 Jul 1;5(1):6-8. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000162.

Abstract

A 27-year-old primigravida patient with diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) presented to our obstetrics clinic at 8 weeks' gestational age. Diastrophic dysplasia is a rare, autosomal-recessive abnormality that presents multiple challenges to perinatal anesthetic management, including difficult airway management and relative contraindications to neuraxial anesthesia. The patient underwent elective cesarean delivery at 35 weeks' gestational age under general anesthesia. In this report, we describe our preoperative evaluation and management strategy that involved a multidisciplinary care team.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Cesarean Section / methods*
  • Dwarfism*
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
  • Male
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*
  • Risk Factors

Supplementary concepts

  • Diastrophic dysplasia