Vaginal Delivery under Epidural Analgesia in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis : A case report.
- Author:
Kyung Sil IM
1
;
Hyun Ju JUNG
;
Jong Bun KIM
;
Jae Myeong LEE
;
Hee Chern NO
;
Duk Ja KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea. anedoc@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
epidural analgesia;
Takayasu arteritis;
vaginal delivery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Analgesia, Epidural;
Anesthesia, Epidural;
Aorta;
Humans;
Incidence;
Pregnancy;
Takayasu Arteritis
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2008;3(3):214-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Takayasu arteritis is a nonspecific chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches, which has a higher incidence during the child-bearing years. There have been several reports of Takayasu arteritis during pregnancy with Cesarean delivery under general or epidural anesthesia. However, there have been few reports of successful vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia. We report a case of successful vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia in a 31-year-old primigravida with a history of Takayasu arteritis.
