A parturient with neurofibromatosis type 2: anesthetic and obstetric considerations for delivery

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2005 Oct;14(4):332-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.02.007.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 is an extremely rare form of neurofibromatosis characterized by central nervous system involvement with bilateral vestibular schwannomas and spinal tumors. Anesthetic management of a parturient with neurofibromatosis type 2 has not been fully reported, and the condition is challenging to obstetric anesthesiologists due to the presence of intracranial and intraspinal canal neurofibromas. We present a case of neurofibromatosis type 2 referred for delivery. Because of central neuraxial involvement, regional anesthesia was avoided, and the patient delivered by cesarean section under general anesthesia. The importance of pre-operative diagnosis and multidisciplinary management for neurofibromatosis type 2 is emphasized and anesthetic and obstetric considerations for delivery are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General*
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms*
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neurofibromatosis 2*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*