Anaesthesia for Kartagener's syndrome |
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Authors: | Reidy, J. Sischy, S. Barrow, V. |
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Affiliation: | 1Dunkeld Anaesthetic Practice PO Box 41203, Craighall 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa. 2Cardiothoracic ICU Morningside Mediclinic, Private Bag X6, Bryanston, South Africa. 3Sandton Mediclinic, Private Bag X1, Bryanston, South Africa*Corresponding author |
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Abstract: | Kartageners syndrome is a hereditary syndrome involvinga combination of dextrocardia (situs inversus), bronchiectasisand sinusitis, transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.We describe a patient who had three anaesthetics over a periodof a few months. Discussion relates to anaesthetic considerationsin the syndrome and to recent findings relating to the molecularmechanisms of left-right development. Br J Anaesth 2000; 85: 91921 |
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