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Combined general and epidural anesthesia for a child with alagille syndrome: a case report
Author(s) -
Subramaniam Kathirvel,
Myers Laura B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01285.x
Subject(s) - alagille syndrome , medicine , cholestasis , intrahepatic bile ducts , perioperative , surgery , gastroenterology , anesthesia , bile duct
Summary Alagille syndrome (syndromic paucity of interlobular bile ducts) is the most common form of familial intrahepatic cholestasis. We describe the perioperative management of a pediatric patient with Alagille syndrome undergoing ileal exclusion and the specific issues associated with epidural anesthesia with this syndrome.