Open AccessAnaesthesia for infant with Jarcho Levin syndrome: case report
Author(s) -
Şükran Geze,
Ufuk Arslan,
Mustafa Tuşat
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
brazilian journal of anesthesiology (english edition)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2291
pISSN - 0104-0014
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjane.2012.12.005
Subject(s) - medicine , hunter syndrome , pneumonia , rib cage , vesicoureteral reflux , anesthesia , spinal fusion , surgery , pediatrics , reflux , anatomy , disease
Jarcho Levin syndrome is a rare disorder. There are various vertebral and costal anomalies. Severe deformities and abnormal fusion of ribs and vertebrae cause respiratory insufficiency and pneumonia. We present anaesthesia in a patient with Jarcho Levin syndrome for vesicoureteral reflux.
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