COMBINED CESAREAN-SECTION AND CLIPPING OF A RUPTURED CEREBRAL ANEURYSM - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
DHAESE J CHRISTIAENS F DHAENS J CAMU F
Citation
J. Dhaese et al., COMBINED CESAREAN-SECTION AND CLIPPING OF A RUPTURED CEREBRAL ANEURYSM - A CASE-REPORT, Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology, 9(4), 1997, pp. 341-345
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08984921
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
341 - 345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0898-4921(1997)9:4<341:CCACOA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We present a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebra l aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery in a patient at 34 wee ks of gestation (G(2)P(1)) A combined surgical procedure (cesarean sec tion followed by clipping of the aneurysm) was performed with good mat ernal and fetal outcome. The differential diagnosis, the timing of neu rosurgery, and the anesthetic techniques used are discussed.