Epidural anesthesia for caesarian section in a pregnant with porphyria [Porfi̇ri̇li̇ bi̇r gebede sezaryen operasyonunda epi̇dural anestezi̇]

Porphyria which is characterized by enzyme deficiency in heme biosynthesis pathway is life-threatening and genetically inherited disease. anesthesia of a patient with porphyria requires knowledge about non-porphyrogenic agents and safe methods. each of anesthetics,surgery and pregnancy has the risk of triggering acute porphyria crisis. in this case report; the epidural anesthesia management with bupivacaine and fentanyl in two pregnant women with porphyria who had undergone cesarean operation without any problems is valuated.