Abstract
Dural ectasia is a common manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1. Although there have been reports of unsuccessful spinal anesthesia due to dual ectasia in Marfan syndrome, reports describing similar unsuccessful spinal anesthesia in neurofibromatosis type 1 are lacking. A parturient with neurofibromatosis type 1 was scheduled for a repeat cesarean section. During a previous cesarean section, she had experienced a failed spinal anesthesia, which resulted in a conversion to general anesthesia. Preoperative lumbar magnetic resonance imaging revealed dural ectasia, which was speculated to be the cause of the previous spinal anesthesia failure. Therefore, combined spinal-epidural anesthesia was implemented. Because the block level of spinal anesthesia was insufficient as predicted, supplemental administration of epidural anesthesia successfully provided adequate analgesia for the surgery. Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia can be useful for the management of cesarean sections in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated dural ectasia.
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