title: Dural sinus thrombosis after cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis in various clinical conditions, such as congenital heart disease (CHD) and hypercoagulable states, have been recognized previously. However, dural sinus thrombosis in a pediatric patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) after the repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD) has not been reported yet. A child who underwent an operation for the surgical repair of VSD under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) developed a stroke after the procedure. A cranial computer tomography (CT) scan of the patient showed dural sinus thrombosis and severe cerebral edema. APLS and CPB were thought to be the only risk factors of dural sinus thrombosis. This observation warrants attention and screening should be taken into consideration in patients with APLS who carry a higher risk for dural sinus thrombosis after CPB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emir
authors.forename: Kanat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozisik
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bakuy
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ozisik
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed