Extreme hyponatremia with moderate metabolic acidosis during hysteroscopic myomectomy -A case report-

Abstract

Excess absorption of fuid distention media remains an unpredictable complication of operative hysteroscopy and may lead to lethal conditions. We report an extreme hyponatremia, caused by using an electrolyte-free 5: 1 sorbitol/ mannitol solution as distention/irrigation fluid for hysteroscopic myomectomy. A 34-year-old female developed severe pulmonary edema and extreme hyponatremia (83 mmol/L) during transcervical endoscopic myomectomy. A brain computed tomography showed mild brain swelling without pontine myelinolysis. Te patient almost fully recovered in two days. Meticulous attention should be paid to intraoperative massive absorption of fuid distention media, even during a simple hysteroscopic procedure. © the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2011.