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Case Report Volume 16 Issue 1
Anaesthetic management of a patient with wolff-parkinson-white syndrome for total thyroidectomy: case report
Adigun Tinuola A, Njoku Emmanuel
Received: January 19, 2026 | Published: February 3, 2026
Citation: Tinuola AA, Emmanuel N. Anaesthetic management of a patient with wolff-parkinson-white syndrome for total thyroidectomy: case report. MOJ Clin Med Case Rep. 2026;16(1):7-10. DOI: 10.15406/mojcr.2026.16.00488
Abstract
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a rare cardiac disorder where an aberrant pathway known as the “bundle of kent” exists between the atria and ventricles. Patients may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms like palpitation and dyspnea; intraoperatively patients may also develop serious cardiac complications like atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia or ventricular tachycardia. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with WPW syndrome scheduled for total thyroidectomy under general anesthesia on account of simple multinodular goitre. Management of the present case is a great opportunity to revisit the anesthetic management of WPW syndrome in a patient with thyroid disease. We took all measures to avoid tachycardia perioperatively and made anti arrhythmic drugs available to treat any complications with stringent monitoring which is crucial for a favorable outcome in this patient.
Keywords: general anesthesia, thyroidectomy, wolff-parkinson- white syndrome
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