Anesthesia for bariatric surgery in a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome: Case report

Anesthesia for bariatric surgery in a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome: Case report

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by hypotonia, obesity, short stature, mental retardation, hyperphagia, hypogonadism and low life expectancy. We describe the case of a 31-year-old female patient with Prader-Willi syndrome scheduled forbariatric surgery. Anesthetic considerat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista colombiana de anestesiología : Colombian journal of anesthesiology 2016-07, Vol.44 (3), p.256-259
Hauptverfasser: Rada-Ortega, Camilo, Gómez-Ramírez, Carlos Fernando
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Sprache:por
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Zusammenfassung:Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by hypotonia, obesity, short stature, mental retardation, hyperphagia, hypogonadism and low life expectancy. We describe the case of a 31-year-old female patient with Prader-Willi syndrome scheduled forbariatric surgery. Anesthetic considerations are reviewed highlighting perioperative complications associated with this syndrome.
ISSN:0120-3347