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Case Reports
. 2005 Apr;94(4):500-4.
doi: 10.1093/bja/aei076. Epub 2005 Feb 4.

Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome

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Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome

H J Lacassie et al. Br J Anaesth. 2005 Apr.
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Abstract

We report two cases of Caesarean section in patients with Marfan's syndrome where continuous subarachnoid anaesthesia failed to provide an adequate surgical block. This was possibly because of dural ectasia, which was confirmed by a computed tomography scan in both cases.

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