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Choledochal Cyst Excision

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms tucked
Time : 4+ hours (very long)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : Quadratus Lumborum, TAP
Considerations : Arterial line, Fluoroscopy / Xray

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Nerve Block
2GETT, Epidural
The Surgery

Diagnosis - antenatal ultrasound picks up a proportion before symptoms; the rest present with jaundice, a right upper quadrant mass, cholangitis or pancreatitis at any age from infancy to adulthood....

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