Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patient: A case report.

Choi,  Seung Ho; Lee,  Woo Kyung; Han,  Sol; Jeon,  Dong Hyuk; Koo,  Bon Nyeo

doi:2006.50.1.108

Case Report

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2006;50(1):108-110.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2006.50.1.108

Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patient: A case report.

Seung Ho Choi, Woo Kyung Lee, Sol Han, Dong Hyuk Jeon, Bon Nyeo Koo

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. koobn@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
²Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.

Abstract

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTD) comprises a group of disorders characterized by progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy. We report the management of a 37-year-old multigravida with CMTD scheduled for Cesarean section. The combined spinal-epidural anesthesia was selected as the anesthetic management and postoperative pain control. Mother and baby had an uneventful recovery and they discharged home on the seventh postoperative day. Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia is thought to be a safe and effective method of anesthesia for Cesarean section in a patient with CMTD.

Key Words: cesarean section; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; combined spinal-epidural anesthesia