Pregnancy in blue rubber bleb syndrome: a case report

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome in the Obstetric Patient: A Case Report of Anesthetic Implications and Management

“…1,3,5 Approximately 200 cases of BRBNS have been described in the literature, 1,5 of which 11 cases are reported in pregnant women. 2–12 To our knowledge, this is the first report of BRBNS describing intracranial, airway, epidural, and birth canal involvement in the same parturient.…”

Association of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome and placenta previa: Report of a case

“…Kanai et al reported a pregnant woman who developed severe intestinal hemorrhage and needed a celiotomy. Nirmal et al reported a patient who was examined for venous malformations in the central nervous system with MRI for a regional anesthetic. The other two patients had hemangiomas on the vulvar or vaginal wall, and they underwent cesarean section .…”

“…However, reports on pregnant women with BRBNS have been very rare. All of the patients reported had hemangiomas in the birth canal and underwent cesarean section . The presence of vulvar or vaginal hemangiomas may be a contraindication to vaginal delivery because of the risk of lethal bleeding during labor.…”

A multidisciplinary approach to caring for a pregnant patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: A case report

“…While the exact etiology of BRBNS is not clear, most cases occur sporadically, while some familial cases with autosomal dominant inheritance have been noted [ [2] , [3] , [4] ]. Approximately 200 cases of BRBNS have been published in the literature with a very small subset documented among pregnant women [ [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] ]. Reports of BRBNS in pregnant women have described the presence of VMs in several locations, such as the GI tract, central nervous system, airway, spinal epidural space, vaginal vault, and anterior abdominal wall, creating obstetrical concerns that require consultation with physicians of numerous specialties.…”