Arterial dissection complicating tonsillectomy

Dev Med Child Neurol. 2003 Sep;45(9):638-9. doi: 10.1017/s0012162203001166.

Abstract

Tonsillectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure. Surgical complications can be serious. We report the case of a 7-year-old female who experienced an arterial ischaemic cerebral infarction following elective adenotonsillectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Basal Ganglia / blood supply*
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / diagnosis
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / etiology
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal Capsule / blood supply*
  • Internal Capsule / pathology*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tonsillectomy*