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Ağrı. 2014; 26(4): 196-197 | DOI: 10.5505/agri.2014.57689
2Departmant Of General Surgery, Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey
Alternative anaesthetic management in ankylosing spondylitis
Şule Turgut Balcı1, Ayda Türköz1, Özlem Çınar1, Hüseyin Yüce Bircan2, Ümit Sekmen21Departmant Of Anesthesiology And Reanimation, Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey2Departmant Of General Surgery, Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) present challenges for anesthesiologists particularly about airway management because of the limited or no cervical spine mobility, fixed flexion deformity of thoracolomber spine and possible temporomandibular joint disease.[1,2] We describe an alternative method to prepare these patients for ventral hernia repair.
Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis, ventral hernia, paravertebral blockade.Corresponding Author: Özlem Çınar, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
Manuscript Language: English