Anaesthetic challenges in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome for orchidectomy.

Tat Boon Yeap, Ming Kai Teah, Shankaran Thevarajah, Salamah Azerai

BMJ case reports 2021 Mar 25

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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is an extremely rare congenital cardiac conduction disorder. It is due to an aberrant pathway between the atrium and ventricle. This manuscript entails a man with an underlying WPW who was posted for an elective orchidectomy. We discussed the important perioperative precautions to prevent the precipitation of acute cardiac events. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Tat Boon Yeap, Ming Kai Teah, Shankaran Thevarajah, Salamah Azerai. Anaesthetic challenges in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome for orchidectomy. BMJ case reports. 2021 Mar 25;14(3)