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Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Under Regional Anesthesia Utilizing Intertransverse Process Block in a Patient Exhibiting Poor Pulmonary Function: A Case Report.

Yuri Ishii, Takuya Yoshida, Hitoaki Sato, Norihiko Obata, Satoshi Mizobuchi

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Yuri IshiiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, JPN.
Takuya YoshidaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, JPN.
Hitoaki SatoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, JPN.
Norihiko ObataDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, JPN.
Satoshi MizobuchiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

General anesthesia for patients with poor pulmonary function is a risk factor for perioperative pulmonary complications, and it should be avoided as much as possible, depending on the specifics of each case. Herein, anesthetic management for partial mastectomy in a patient with poor pulmonary function using intertransverse process block (ITPB) is reported. A woman in her 80s (height 149 cm, weight 45.9 kg) was scheduled to undergo a partial mastectomy for right breast cancer. She had bronchiectasis and interstitial pneumonia. ITPB was performed, and intravenous dexmedetomidine and lidocaine with epinephrine were administered locally. There was no worsening of dyspnea during surgery, and the patient was discharged on the seventh postoperative day without any complications.

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breast cancerbronchiectasisgeneral anesthesia alternativeintertransverse process blocklung diseasesregional anesthesia

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PMID40026950
PMCPMC11867776

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