Korean J Anesthesiol.  2010 Dec;59(Suppl):S73-S76. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S73.

Thoracic paravertebral block for breast surgery in a pregnant woman: A case report

• Park SI
• Kim YH
• Han KC
• Lee SY
• Youn AM
• Yoon SH
• Choi YH

• KMID: 2237357
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S73

Abstract

Non-obstetrical surgery during the first trimester is stressful to both the mother and the fetus. Anesthesiologists are also stressed, not only because of the effects of surgery itself, but also because of the uncertain influences of anesthesia thrown upon on the fetus. The authors present a case of breast surgery successfully performed on a woman 8 weeks pregnant requiring removal of breast abscess by the application of thoracic paravertebral block without any complications. Thoracic paravertebral block may be a safe anesthetic method for non-obstetric surgery during early pregnancy.

Keyword

Breast surgery; Pregnancy; Thoracic paravertebral block

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Anesthesia
Breast
Female
Fetus
Humans
Mothers
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First