Gestational trophoblastic disease with hyperthyroidism: Anesthetic management

• Main Authors: Puneet Khanna, Anil Kumar, Maya Dehran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
• Subjects: Anesthetic management; gestational trophoblastic; hyperthyroidism
• Online Access: http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2012;volume=2;issue=1;spage=31;epage=33;aulast=Khanna

The coexistence of hyperthyroidism with gestational trophoblastic disease is a known albeit rare clinical condition. We herein report the successful anesthetic management of such a case in our institute. There are only few case reports in literature of this association. Often, the diagnosis of hyperthyroid state is retrospective one, as it can be missed in the emergency scenario of patient requiring molar evacuation. This case report highlights the perioperative management and optimization of hyperthyroid state prior to surgical evacuation of the invasive hydatidiform mole.