Corrected Scoliosis, Cholinesterase Deficiency, and Cesarean Section: A Case Report

We describe a patient with severe scoliosis for which corrective surgery was performed at the age of 12. During a previous caesarean section under general anaesthesia pseudocholinesterase deficiency was discovered. Ultrasound guided spinal anaesthesia was performed enabling a second caesarean sectio...

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Main Authors: Roy Somers, Yves Jacquemyn, Luc Sermeus, Marcel Vercauteren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/957479
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description We describe a patient with severe scoliosis for which corrective surgery was performed at the age of 12. During a previous caesarean section under general anaesthesia pseudocholinesterase deficiency was discovered. Ultrasound guided spinal anaesthesia was performed enabling a second caesarean section under loco-regional anaesthesia.
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spelling doaj-art-bfdb77aa253e439c8760e21bdc357b092025-02-03T01:03:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/957479957479Corrected Scoliosis, Cholinesterase Deficiency, and Cesarean Section: A Case ReportRoy Somers0Yves Jacquemyn1Luc Sermeus2Marcel Vercauteren3Department of Anaesthesiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BelgiumDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BelgiumDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BelgiumDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BelgiumWe describe a patient with severe scoliosis for which corrective surgery was performed at the age of 12. During a previous caesarean section under general anaesthesia pseudocholinesterase deficiency was discovered. Ultrasound guided spinal anaesthesia was performed enabling a second caesarean section under loco-regional anaesthesia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/957479
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title Corrected Scoliosis, Cholinesterase Deficiency, and Cesarean Section: A Case Report
title_full Corrected Scoliosis, Cholinesterase Deficiency, and Cesarean Section: A Case Report
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title_short Corrected Scoliosis, Cholinesterase Deficiency, and Cesarean Section: A Case Report
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