TITLE:
Pain Management in a Parturient with Presacral Mass
AUTHORS:
Tan Yan Ru, John Paul Lew, Ong Yee Yian, Antonia Zeng
KEYWORDS:
Presacral Mass, Pregnancy, Pain Management, Analgesics
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.7 No.11,
November
17,
2017
ABSTRACT: Presacral masses are rare lesions and due to obscure anatomic location and etiological heterogeneity, they pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Literature is limited on the pain management of a parturient with presacral mass. We describe here a parturient in her second trimester with severe pain from a presacral mass. A high clinical acumen with early multidisciplinary involvement are needed to establish a diagnosis and provide treatment options for the well-being of the patient, minimize fetal teratogenicity, avoid chronic symptoms and long-term disability.