Articles

Anesthetic management of a Rett syndrome patient with apnea and epilepsy: a case report

Rett syndrome, which is a progressive, central nervous system disease that is caused by a gene mutation, is known to present with various symptoms. This case is that of a 15-year-old girl who was diagnosed wit...

Authors: Yuka Motomura, Masafumi Idei, Hitoshi Sato and Takahisa Goto

A case of femoral arteriovenous fistula caused by central venous catheterization under inadequate ultrasound guidance

Authors: Daiki Nakashima, Shinobu Yamaguchi, Kumiko Tanabe, Woo Kim and Hiroki Iida

Anesthetic management for a patient with aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation after introduction of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support

Authors: Takashi Kobayashi, Shohei Ogawa and Kenji Suzuki

Asymptomatic hemilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum following surgical tracheostomy in a patient with hyponatremia and zolpidem withdrawal delirium

Authors: Yoshihiro Takasugi, Risa Aoki and Shota Tsukimoto

Guillain-Barré syndrome after cervical spine surgery: a case report

Authors: Takaaki Oku and Kengo Maekawa

Thyroid disease diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound after the induction of anesthesia: a case report

Authors: Masafumi Idei and Itaru Watanabe

Pulmonary artery catheter placement in patients with a history of tricuspid ring annuloplasty, with pulmonary stenosis, and with the transvenous pacemaker leads: is it difficult?

Previous case reports suggested that the presence of obstruction in the passage of the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) may hinder its placement. However, little is known regarding the difficulty in proper plac...

Authors: Hirofumi Hamaba, Yuka Miyata and Yukio Hayashi

Safety and efficacy of plasma exchange therapy for Kawasaki disease in children in intensive care unit: case series

We have reviewed four cases of Kawasaki disease treated with plasma exchange with 5% albumin in electrolyte-balanced solution, according to the recommended guidelines for Kawasaki disease in the intensive care...

Authors: Satoko Noguchi, Junichi Saito, Tomoyuki Kudo, Eiji Hashiba and Kazuyoshi Hirota

Perioperative airway management for aortic valve replacement in an adult with mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome)

We herein report anesthetic management during aortic valve replacement for aortic valve regurgitation in a patient with adult mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS type 2) (Hunter syndrome). This disorder is rare...

Authors: Kazuchika Suzuki, Hiroaki Sakai and Kenji Takahashi

A case of anesthesia mumps that required postoperative re-intubation

We encountered a 59-year-old man who first underwent left internal carotid endarterectomy for left internal carotid artery stenosis and then presented with postoperative swelling of the bilateral salivary glan...

Authors: Takayuki Hamaguchi, Naho Suzuki and Ichiro Kondo

A case of ventilatory impairment during per-oral endoscopic myotomy under general anesthesia

We report a case of unexpected ventilatory impairment that occurred during per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) under general anesthesia. A 73-year-old woman underwent POEM for Jackhammer esophagus. The patient ...

Authors: Takuya Okada, Shinichiro Izuta and Satoshi Mizobuchi

Who performs the preoperative examination?

Authors: Hironobu Ueshima and Hiroshi Otake

Difficult airway associated with bifid glottis and coexistent subglottic stenosis in a patient with Pallister–Hall syndrome: a case report

Pallister–Hall syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by hypothalamic hamartoma, hypopituitarism, bifid epiglottis, and micrognathia.

Authors: Yukimura Oe, Kohei Godai, Mina Masuda and Yuichi Kanmura

A combination of probe holder and laser navigation

Authors: Yoshimune Osaka and Yoshihisa Morita

Subdural hematoma after cesarean delivery without symptoms: a case report

Subdural hematoma (SDH) after accidental dural puncture (ADP) is rare but may be lethal. We experienced a patient who developed SDH after combined spinal and epidural anesthesia without a headache.

Authors: Syuhei Domoto, Manzo Suzuki, Shinpei Suzuki and Hiroyasu Bito

Preventative management against thromboembolism using fresh frozen plasma in a coronary artery bypass graft patient with protein S deficiency: a case report

Protein S deficiency patient is characterized by recurrent thrombosis, and its risk is higher intraoperatively, especially in cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Two heparin cessation periods are...

Authors: Kenzaburou Sugimoto, Mamoru Kadosaki, Atsushi Egawa, Rina Tokitou, Miho Urayama and Mamoru Takeuchi

Atypical perioperative management for duodenal obstruction in an infant with heterotaxy syndrome: a case report

Heterotaxy syndrome (HS) is characterized by a wide variety of cardiac and extra-cardiac malformations, including pulmonary valve stenosis, interruption of the inferior vena cava, total anomalous pulmonary ven...

Authors: Hirofumi Obinata, Shinichi Nishibe and Yoko Ishihara

Dilated aortic root influences pulmonary artery catheter placement in anesthetized patients

The placement of a pulmonary artery catheter sometimes needs long time by observing the pressure wave, and several factors have been reported to hinder the placement. In the present study, we examined whether ...

Authors: Yuka Miyata, Tsutomu Wada, Tomohiko Hayasaka and Yukio Hayashi

General anesthesia with propofol for ovarian teratoma excision associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder caused by production of anti-NMDAR antibodies that is often associated with ovarian teratoma and exhibits various manifestation...

Authors: Masami Sato, Hiroaki Yasumoto and Toshiyuki Arai

A refractory head tremor appearing after volatile anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

A 64-year-old female patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 was referred to our department for pancreatic cancer and anesthetized with volatile anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia for pancreaticod...

Authors: Takaya Nishida and Masayori Nakajima

Anesthesia for patients with PTRF mutations: a case report

Polymeraze I and transcript release factor (PTRF) mutations are a newly recognized disease, which cause congenital generalized lipodystrophy associated with myopathy.

Authors: Atsuko Hirano, Tomohiko Takada, Mariko Senda, Hidemasa Takahashi and Takeo Suzuki

A case of spinal anesthesia in a patient with progressive supranuclear palsy

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is one of the rare diseases. PSP is characterized by oculomotor dysfunction, postural instability, akinesia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. The major cause of death in patients...

Authors: Momoka Tonan, Moritoki Egi, Nana Furushima and Satoshi Mizobuchi

Effects of glucose-insulin infusion during major oral and maxillofacial surgery on postoperative complications and outcomes

Secretion of hormones, which antagonize the action of insulin, is facilitated in response to surgery, and acute resistance to the action of insulin develops. Our aim is to elucidate the effects of intraoperati...

Authors: Akina Tohya, Atsushi Kohjitani, Sachi Ohno, Kaoru Yamashita, Yozo Manabe and Mitsutaka Sugimura

Spread of injectate in ultrasound-guided serratus plane block: a cadaveric study

Serratus plane block is a thoracic truncal block that has been proposed as alternatives for analgesia such as epidural anesthesia and paravertebral block for the anterolateral chest wall. Previously, we perfor...

Authors: Tatsuya Kunigo, Takeshi Murouchi, Shuji Yamamoto and Michiaki Yamakage

Preoperative elevated FDP may predict severe intraoperative hypotension after dural opening during decompressive craniectomy of traumatic brain injury

Coagulation disorder and intraoperative hypotension are representative complications of traumatic brain injury which cause worse perioperative outcome. The aim of this study was to survey the relation of coagu...

Authors: Kei Kamiutsuri, Naoki Tominaga and Shunji Kobayashi