Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis
Chaar C, Bell R, Duffy T, Duffy A. Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis. The American Surgeon 2009, 75: 74-80. PMID: 19213401, DOI: 10.1177/000313480907500115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical hernia repairSystemic mastocytosisHernia repairPerioperative managementGeneral anesthesiaAdministration of neostigmineIntravenous Solu-MedrolCareful perioperative managementLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairUnremarkable postoperative courseInguinal hernia repairLeft inguinal herniaStandard of careLeft inguinal hernia repairVentral hernia repairAcute exacerbationPerioperative implicationsAnalgesic medicationHemodynamic instabilityPostoperative courseSolu-MedrolPrevious surgerySpinal anesthesiaSecond patientFirst patient