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Caudal anaesthesia in a patient with Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type I)

Eric J. Walbergh, Paula Coles

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Summary Children with any of the mucopolysaccharidoses are at a high risk of developing significant morbidity and mortality when a general anaesthetic is administered. This case report describes the use of a caudal epidural technique for the repair of bilateral inguinal herniae in a 10‐month‐old infant with Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type I).

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Summary Children with any of the mucopolysaccharidoses are at a high risk of developing significant morbidity and mortality when a general anaesthetic is administered. This case report describes the use of a caudal epidural technique for the repair of bilateral inguinal herniae in a 10‐month‐old infant with Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type I).

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Summary Children with any of the mucopolysaccharidoses are at a high risk of developing significant morbidity and mortality when a general anaesthetic is administered. This case report describes the use of a caudal epidural technique for the repair of bilateral inguinal herniae in a 10‐month‐old infant with Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type I).

Key concepts: Medicine, Hurler syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis type I, Mucopolysaccharidosis I, Hunter syndrome, General anaesthesia, Surgery

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