PARAPLEGIA AFTER A FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK PROCEDURE Successful reversal by immediate spinal liquor drainage

Autor:	Tiziana Bove, Massimo Sponza, Andrea Lechiancole, Uberto Bortolotti, Sandro Sponga, Nunzio Davide de Manna, Igor Vendramin, Ugolino Livi, Elisabetta Auci
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Chord (geometry) medicine.medical_specialty Elephant trunks business.industry Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage medicine.disease Surgery medicine.artery Ascending aorta medicine Drainage Paraplegia business Complication Early Awakening
Popis:	We report a patient who presented with paraplegia after ascending aorta and arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique. Immediate postoperatively cerebrospinal fluid drainage allowed successful reversal of spinal chord injury. Early awakening of patients following a frozen elephant technique is mandatory because it allows recognition and treatment of this complication by prompt cerebrospinal liquor drainage.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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