Open AccessComplete sacral agenesis: successful spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
Author(s) -
Fitzmaurice Bethany,
Greenwood Jaime,
Alexander Ratan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.csassaf.2015
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , spinal anesthesia , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , elective caesarean section , general anaesthetic , agenesis , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary We discuss the case of a female with complete sacral agenesis scheduled for an elective caesarean section. Patients with this condition present a challenge to the anaesthetist, and usually receive a general anaesthetic, due to concerns regarding the precise underlying anatomy and the unpredictability of local anaesthetic spread. We believe that this is the only reported case of a patient with complete sacral agenesis undergoing spinal anaesthesia for an elective caesarean section.