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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  9, Issue 6, November-December 2022, Pages 305-307
 

Case Report

Epidural Anesthesia for Intracapsular Neck of Femur Fracture with Pituitary Macroadenoma

Vamshi Bharadwaj 1, Sirajuddin 2

1 Post Graduate, 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.9622.5

Abstract

Anesthesia for patient with pituitary adenoma posted for non-neurosurgical surgeries is a challenge to the anesthesiologist with the risk of sudden change in intracranial dynamics during administration of spinal anesthesia or during stress response of general anesthesia. We reported a case of intracapsular neck of femur fracture with pituitary macroadenoma managed with epidural anesthesia.


Keywords : Epidural anesthesia; Femur fracture; Pituitary macroadenoma.
Corresponding Author : Vamshi Bharadwaj, 1Post Graduate, Department of Anesthesiology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India.