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A near-fatal complication of endoscopic third ventriculostomy: case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7800147     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors treated a 14-year-old girl with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus and an infected ventriculopleural shunt. She was taken for endoscopic third ventriculostomy with the hope of removing the hardware entirely, but she developed an arrhythmia and hypertension, followed rapidly by complete cardiac arrest. She was resuscitated successfully, made a complete recovery, and subsequently underwent a conventional shunt replacement. This is a newly reported life-threatening complication of neuroendoscopy that must be anticipated by any surgeon undertaking such a procedure.
Authors:
M H Handler; R Abbott; M Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0148-396X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  1994 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-01-26     Completed Date:  1995-01-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  525-7; discussion 527-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts*
Endoscopes*
Female
Heart Arrest / etiology*,  therapy
Humans
Hydrocephalus / surgery*
Intraoperative Complications / etiology*,  therapy
Reoperation
Resuscitation
Ventriculostomy / instrumentation*

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