Cellular and molecular medicine: its role in management of complicated uncommon disorders during anesthesia

In this issue of the Journal, two manuscripts are published that discuss two relatively uncommon diseases that anesthesiologists are often encountered when anesthetizing pediatric patients though these patients may be seen during adulthood. Caplan et al have introduced a and discussed anesthetic management of such patients a 19 month old Babyboy with history of Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) undergoing orchidopexy for undescended testis; the patient had been diagnosed during newborn screening assessment