[Cerebrovascular accident on perioperative period of head and neck surgery].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the reason and treatment of cerebrovascular accident on perioperative period of head and neck surgery.


METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed 8 cases. All of them manifested cerebrovascular accident on perioperative period of head and neck surgery.


RESULTS
Reasons of cerebrovascular accident on perioperative period of head and neck surgery including rupture of blood vessel or deligation in 3 cases, detachment of the thrombus in 1 case, cerebral hemorrhage in 1 case, complicated causes in 3 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Head and neck surgery patients may undergo cerebrovascular accident of perioperative period during surgery, injury or rupture of blood vessels is the most important reason. Avoiding injury the major blood vessels during surgery is key point. But unfortunately, for cases of complicated reason, it is very difficult for the surgeons to prevent patients from those accidents.
Zhao
Enmin
E
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, 100034, China. enminzhao@yahoo.com.cn
Wu
Mingwei
M
Qin
Yong
Y
Xiao
Shuifang
S
Guo
Min
M
Ding
Xiuyong
X
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery