Anesthesia of a patient with congenital cataract, facial dysmorphism, and neuropathy syndrome for posterior scoliosis: A case report

Spinal anesthesia in a scoliosis patient: a case report

“…The incidence of scoliosis accounts for 1-3% of all scoliosis cases (Kuznia et al, 2020). Patients with such abnormal spinal anatomy will have difficulties in receiving the anesthesia required for surgery, making it hard for the anaesthetic team to determine a specific type of anaesthesia (Hudec et al, 2023). When the situation happens, it usually requires aid from imaging modalities such as fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), or ultrasound to ensure the placement of the dural catheter is safe and correct (Kuznia et al, 2020;Park et al, 2020).…”