Anesthesia experience in an adult Silver-Russell syndrome: a case report.

BACKGROUND

There are no reports of anesthesia use in adult patients with Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS). Here, we report our experience with anesthesia in an adult patient with SRS complicated by chronic respiratory failure.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 33-year-old woman was clinically diagnosed with SRS. She had severe chronic respiratory failure, complicated by superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Percutaneous gastrostomy was scheduled for nutritional management under epidural anesthesia; however, soon after esophagogastroduodenoscopy was started, she lost consciousness and spontaneous respiration. The patient was urgently intubated and converted to general anesthesia. The end-tidal carbon dioxide tension was > 90 mmHg at intubation.

CONCLUSIONS

Adult SRS patients with chronic respiratory failure have a risk of CO2 narcosis. SRS also requires preparation for difficult airway management during the perioperative period.