Anaesthetic Management for Caesarean Delivery Patient with Obstructed Superior Vena Cava by Mediastinal Mass

J Med Assoc Thai. 2016 Nov:99 Suppl 8:S222-S226.

Abstract

Maternal anatomical and physiological changes occur during pregnancy, particularly with cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Pregnant women with large mediastinal mass additionally have an increased risk of cardiopulmonary compromise. We report a 31-year-old patient at 30 weeks of gestation with a large anterior mediastinal tumour with superior vena cava obstruction. Her presenting symptom was progressive and severe dyspnea due to the large mediastinal mass. An ultrasound-guided biopsy was performed and the pathologic result was Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Termination of pregnancy and delivery of the neonate were performed using a Caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia in the sitting position. The perioperative anaesthetic management was successful without any serious complications, and the postoperative outcomes were very impressive.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Spinal*
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Hodgkin Disease / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery*
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / pathology
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / surgery*
  • Thailand
  • Treatment Outcome