Consideraciones del síndrome MELAS ante una apendicitis aguda
- J Gómez Sánchez 1
- A Cisneros Ramírez 1
- P de Castro Monedero
- Benito Mirón Pozo
- 1 Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada.
ISSN: 1988-317X
Año de publicación: 2022
Volumen: 45
Número: 2
Páginas: 58-60
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista andaluza de patología digestiva
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Resumen
MELAS syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disorder characterized by the presence of mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like neurological events. The manifestations appear predominantly in organs with high metabolic consumption, although they may occasionally present gastroenterological symptoms. There are few documented cases of urgent abdominal surgeries, and in the presence of pathologies such as acute appendicitis, a series of clinical, nutritional, anesthetic and postoperative factors must be taken into account in patients with this syndrome to avoid an exacerbation of their disease baseline and decreased morbidity.