title: Respiratory distress associated with stereotactic irrigation of a brain cyst.
abstract: Stereotactic neurosurgery is a procedure that usually requires monitored sedation or general anesthesia. The authors report a case in which stereotactic irrigation of a brain cyst was temporally associated with respiratory distress. Additionally, the stereotactic apparatus limits the anesthesiologist's access to the airway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8480.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vitkun
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zipkin
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Poppers
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation