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Case Reports
Peri-operative management of a patient with hereditary angioedema undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- A Spyridonidou, C Iatrou, A Alexoudis, T Vogiatzaki, A Polychronidis, and C Simopoulos.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. apocardio@hotmail.com
- Anaesthesia. 2010 Jan 1; 65 (1): 74-7.
AbstractHereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disorder resulting from an inherited deficiency or dysfunction of the C1-esterase inhibitor of the classic complement pathway. It is characterised by recurrent episodes of angioedema, without urticaria or pruritus, most often affecting the skin or the mucosal tissues of the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. We describe the peri-operative care of a woman with hereditary angioedema undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with emphasis on the role of anaesthetists as peri-operative physicians.
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