Pneumocephalus in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair after lumbar drain removal and blood patch
Lumbar spinal drain use during thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair has reduced the incidence of ischemic spinal cord injury with relatively low risk. We report a case of pneumocephalus in a 55-year-old woman who had undergone open repair of a 6.7-cm type IV thoracoabdominal aortic a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428721000745 |