Volume : IX, Issue : X, October - 2019

Posterior fossa surgery in the lateral position in a pregnant patient with Cerebellopontine angle tumor : Anaesthetic management.

Parth Patel, Varsha Aswani

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Here we present a case report of a pregnant woman diagnosed with astrocytoma and having 7 months amenorrhoea. She was operated for her ain tumor in the lateral position and her caesarean section was carried out in the same session in the same position. Intricate management of intracranial pressures during the operation in the lateral position while maintaining fetal oxygenation makes this case an interesting one. Surgical resection is usually the first line of management in a newly diagnosed malignant astrocytoma, however with radiation therapy an option, the treatment toxicities to the mother and the foetus should be considered. Anaesthetic precautions during this patient are the ones required for a raised (Intracranial pressure)ICP.Avoiding fetal compromise and maintaining adequate ICP proves to be a unique challenge.(4)(5)

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POSTERIOR FOSSA SURGERY IN THE LATERAL POSITION IN A PREGNANT PATIENT WITH CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE TUMOR : ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT., Parth Patel, Varsha Aswani INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-10 | October-2019

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