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Bilateral inguinal hernia repair in a child with hyperekplexia
Author(s) -
EPPRIGHT BRIAN,
MAYHEW JAMES F
Publication year - 2007
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.1460-9592.2007.02326.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal hernia , hernia , general surgery , surgery , anesthesia
Summary This is a case report of anesthesia for a child with a rare congenital disease marked by hyperreactivity of the neuromuscular system; hyperekplexia. Unlike other reports, she experienced no untoward effects from general anesthesia using sevoflurane, rocuronium and a caudal block.