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  • Title: Anaesthetic management of a parturient with Laron syndrome.
    Author: Bhatia K, Cockerham R.
    Journal: Int J Obstet Anesth; 2011 Oct; 20(4):344-6. PubMed ID: 21840205.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a parturient with Laron syndrome, a rare form of dwarfism which results from an inability to generate insulin-like growth factor 1. In addition to dwarfism these patients may have craniofacial abnormalities, atlantoaxial instability, spinal stenosis and metabolic, musculoskeletal and genitourinary abnormalities. The patient underwent an urgent caesarean section using combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia. Laron syndrome is reviewed and its anaesthetic implications discussed.
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