Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering

Gaucher's disease (GD) is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the acid β-glucosidase (GBA) gene, leading to abnormal function of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, which results in the accumulation of glucocerebrosides in various organs, causing multiorgan dysfunction. GD...

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Main Authors: Tasneem F. Ahmed, Ramamani Mariappan, Sreekumar M. Ramadas, Wilson P. D'Souza, Krishnaprabhu Raju
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description Gaucher's disease (GD) is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the acid β-glucosidase (GBA) gene, leading to abnormal function of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, which results in the accumulation of glucocerebrosides in various organs, causing multiorgan dysfunction. GD has three phenotypes, of which type-3 is the cardiovascular type with many anesthetic implications. A 20-year-old woman, genetically proven type-3 GD, was diagnosed with thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis with fatty filum and planned for deformity correction and fatty filum excision. She had mitral and aortic stenoses, hydrocephalus, corneal opacity, a difficult airway, and chronic pain. Management of a difficult airway, hemodynamic management in double stenotic lesions, and perioperative pain management were considered as some of the challenges. The intraoperative course was complicated by massive blood loss and pneumothorax, which were managed appropriately. Perioperative pain was managed using a multimodal analgesic technique. Thorough preoperative evaluation, meticulous planning, and execution with adequate backup plans and appropriate pain management helped with faster recovery.
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spelling doaj-art-197830edb1844121a3de4538eafab7d92025-08-22T22:52:25ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care2348-05482348-926X10.1055/s-0045-1811242Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord DetetheringTasneem F. Ahmed0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-285XRamamani Mariappan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-459XSreekumar M. Ramadas2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3050-9454Wilson P. D'Souza3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-4941Krishnaprabhu Raju4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-7201Department of Neuroanesthesia, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Neuroanesthesia, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Neuroanesthesia, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaGaucher's disease (GD) is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the acid β-glucosidase (GBA) gene, leading to abnormal function of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, which results in the accumulation of glucocerebrosides in various organs, causing multiorgan dysfunction. GD has three phenotypes, of which type-3 is the cardiovascular type with many anesthetic implications. A 20-year-old woman, genetically proven type-3 GD, was diagnosed with thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis with fatty filum and planned for deformity correction and fatty filum excision. She had mitral and aortic stenoses, hydrocephalus, corneal opacity, a difficult airway, and chronic pain. Management of a difficult airway, hemodynamic management in double stenotic lesions, and perioperative pain management were considered as some of the challenges. The intraoperative course was complicated by massive blood loss and pneumothorax, which were managed appropriately. Perioperative pain was managed using a multimodal analgesic technique. Thorough preoperative evaluation, meticulous planning, and execution with adequate backup plans and appropriate pain management helped with faster recovery.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1811242aortic stenosistype-3c Gaucher's diseasekyphoscoliosis correctionmitral stenosismassive blood loss and transfusion
spellingShingle Tasneem F. Ahmed
Ramamani Mariappan
Sreekumar M. Ramadas
Wilson P. D'Souza
Krishnaprabhu Raju
Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
aortic stenosis
type-3c Gaucher's disease
kyphoscoliosis correction
mitral stenosis
massive blood loss and transfusion
title Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
title_full Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
title_fullStr Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
title_full_unstemmed Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
title_short Perioperative Management of Type-3c Gaucher's Disease for Kyphoscoliosis Correction and Spinal Cord Detethering
title_sort perioperative management of type 3c gaucher s disease for kyphoscoliosis correction and spinal cord detethering
topic aortic stenosis
type-3c Gaucher's disease
kyphoscoliosis correction
mitral stenosis
massive blood loss and transfusion
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1811242
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