Anaesthetic confronts in management of pediatric teratomas: An unique case series

Abstract

Teratomas are bizarre neoplasms that most commonly occur in infancy and childhood. Since surgical therapy is the primary treatment modality for any type of teratoma, we as anesthesiologists encounter these cases when they come for surgical removal. Providing anesthesia services for these cases is challenging because of the age at presentation, the complexity of the surgical condition, the inherent anomalies associated with it, and also the existing literature gaps in anesthesia management for these cases. In order to close this knowledge gap and to support future anesthesia planning, this case series was framed.

Keywords

• teratoma
• regional anesthesia
• sacrococcygeal
• gastric
• retroperitoneal
• anti-nmdar encephalitis