Hyperbaric oxygenation treatment of acute paraplegia after resection of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
Acute spinal cord ischemic injury after resection of thoracoabdominal aneurysm remains a relatively common and potentially devastating complication. The complete resolution of postoperative paraplegia after resection of a type II thoracoabdominal aneurysm, after treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation, is reported.
Puttaswamy
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Department of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Bennett
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Frawley
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D000208:Acute Disease; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007511:Ischemia / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D016896:Treatment Outcome