Anaesthetic management of a patient with Sturge-Weber Syndrome for Trabeculectomy
By: Dammika Chandrasiri and K.M.M. Fahima
Open Access
|Jul 2016Abstract
Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare syndrome present at birth, characterized by port-wine stain birthmark on face and associated with nervous system and ocular problems.1 We report a case of a 15 year old girl who presented for trabeculectomy for uncontrolled glaucoma. She was diagnosed to have Sturge-Weber syndrome. General anaesthesia was given for the procedure. Perioperative anaesthetic management is presented in this case report.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v24i2.8148 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 91
Published on: Jul 16, 2016
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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