Labor analgesia and cesarean section in women affected by tuberous sclerosis: report of two cases

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2007 Jul;16(3):277-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.10.012. Epub 2007 Mar 6.

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is a multi-system disease characterized by the presence of benign growths in many tissues, mostly localized in skin, brain, kidney and lungs. Epileptic seizures and renal hemorrhage are frequent in such patients. Apart from life-threatening hemorrhage after rupture of angiomyolipomatoma, few data are available about anesthetic considerations during pregnancy. We report two cases of pregnant patients with tuberous sclerosis, one scheduled for medical termination of pregnancy at 27 weeks of gestational, the other a cesarean section for breech presentation under general anesthesia. We review and discuss the ability to perform regional anesthesia in each case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced
  • Adult
  • Analgesia, Epidural
  • Analgesia, Obstetrical*
  • Breech Presentation
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / surgery
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / complications*