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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 4 | Page : 281-284 |
Case report of congenital kyphoscoliosis with myotonic dystrophy type 1: Perioperative and anesthetic considerations
Arpit Agrawal1, Tanvi Dhawale2, Varinder Kaur3, Gouri Rao Passi4
1 Department of Orthopaedics, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, K.J. Somaiya Medical College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Anaesthesiology, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
4 Department of Pediatrics, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Varinder Kaur
Department of Anaesthesiology, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel East, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_119_20
Congenital kyphoscoliosis associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM 1) is a rare combination and carries challenges of surgical as well as anesthetic intervention. The presence of muscular dystrophy may accelerate progression of scoliosis thus requiring surgical treatment. The objective of this case report was to discuss the perioperative anesthetic and surgical management of such cases.
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