title: Respiratory obstruction after posterior fossa surgery.
abstract: We report a case of acute upper airway obstruction after tracheal extubation 24 hours after surgery. The respiratory complications of surgery for posterior fossa lesions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Thurlow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*