title: [Massive pulmonary artery thromboembolism after removal of sphenoid wing meningioma (clinical case with good outcome)].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Lubnin
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Konovalov
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Markina
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goriachev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants