Anaesthesia for Proteus syndrome

Authors: Ceyhan A.; Gülhan Y.; Çakan T.; Adiscedilen Y.; Turgut; Ünal N.

Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Volume 17, Number 10, 1 October 2000 , pp. 645-647(3)

Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media

Abstract:

Summary

A 4-month-old boy with Proteus syndrome underwent a successful operation for a left abdominal mass due to hydroureter and hydronephrosis with left ureterovesical stenosis. The operation lasted 4.5 h under general anaesthesia; there were no anaesthetic complications. There is only one previous report on anaesthesia in a patient with Proteus syndrome.

Keywords: abnormalities; multiple; Proteus syndrome; hamartoma; Proteus syndrome

Document Type: Miscellaneous

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