Massive pulmonary artery thromboembolism after removal of sphenoid wing meningioma (clinical case with good outcome)
Lubnin, A.I.; Konovalov, A.N.; Markina, M.S.; Goriachev, A.S.
Zhurnal Voprosy Neirokhirurgii Imeni N. N. Burdenko 1: 32-36
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8817 PMID: 15055010 Document Number: 583468
The paper describes a clinical case of the severe potentially fatal postoperative complication--massive pulmonary thromboembolism--in a patient after uncomplicated removal of meningioma of the wing of os basilare. It also describes the problems in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention of perioperative deep venous thrombosis of the shin and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism in neurosurgery patients.