Anesthesia for bariatric surgery in patient with mitochondrial myopathy – case report

Mitochondrial Myopathy is a rare pathology caused by a defect in the mitochondrial DNA metabolism, leading to defects in the formation of adenosine triphosphate, in the Krebs citric acid cycle, fatty acid oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation. It is manifested by exercise intolerance, muscle fatig...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Coimbra Melonio, Ciro Bezerra Vieira, Plínio C. Leal, Caio Marcio B. de Oliveira, Elizabeth T.N. Servín, Lyvia Maria Rodrigues de Sousa Gomes, Ed Carlos R. Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001420302086