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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4563-4568
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4563
Anesthesia management for cesarean section in a pregnant woman with odontogenic infection: A case report
Yan-Li Ren, Yu-Shan Ma
Yan-Li Ren, Yu-Shan Ma, Department of Anesthesiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Ren YL and Ma YS designed and performed the research; Ren YL analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Ma YL revised this article; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The patient agreed that the doctors could use and publish her disease related article with personal information deleted.
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Corresponding author: Yu-Shan Ma, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Anesthesiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Renmin South Road, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China. mayushan_123@163.com
Received: September 9, 2021
Peer-review started: September 9, 2021
First decision: October 22, 2021
Revised: November 1, 2021
Accepted: March 25, 2022
Article in press: March 25, 2022
Published online: May 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The anesthetic management of pregnant patients with oral disease, especially severe maxillofacial infections, and patients who need surgical treatment or have obstetric emergencies and need to terminate their pregnancy is not clear. This article describes a parturient patient with a severe masseteric space infection who had an emergency cesarean section, and this case report aims to discuss the important anesthetic considerations for these patients.