Diagnosis of spinal disease with ultrafine flexible fiberscopes in patients with chronic pain.

Study Design: Spinal epidural and subarachnoid spaces were observed with the newly developed fine flexible fiberscopes in 55 patients with chronic pain.

Objectives: To evaluate the fiberscopes as diagnostic tools for spinal canal disease.

Summary Of Background Data: Fine flexible fiberscopes make it possible to visualize the entire length of the spinal subarachnoid space without major complications, and they may be of value for the diagnosis of certain spinal canal diseases.

[Continuous epidural analgesia with intensive monitoring of cardiovascular system for vaginal delivery in a patient with Marfan's syndrome].

We report here the management of labor for a 33-year-old woman with Marfan's syndrome. She was diagnosed as Marfan's syndrome at the age of 5 and experienced corrective surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm at 28 years of age. As there was no progression of cardiovascular lesion, she was allowed to be pregnant.