Epidural anesthesia for caesarian section in a pregnant with porphyria; [Porfi̇ri̇li̇ bi̇r gebede sezaryen operasyonunda epi̇dural anestezi̇]

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2013

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Porphyria which is characterized by enzyme deficiency in heme biosynthesis pathway is life-threatening and genetically inherited disease. Anesthesia of a patient with porphyria requires knowledge about non-porphyrogenic agents and safe methods. Each of anesthetics, surgery and pregnancy has the risk of triggering acute porphyria crisis. In this case report; the epidural anesthesia management with bupivacaine and fentanyl in two pregnant women with porphyria who had undergone cesarean operation without any problems is valuated.

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