Carotid dissection and stroke after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Carotid dissection and cerebral infarction are extremely rare complications of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. We describe a 12-year-old boy who presented with a right internal carotid dissection and right middle cerebral artery infarction, associated with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. We discuss the risk factors that may predispose patients to these complications.
Carvalho
Karen S
KS
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
Edwards-Brown
Mary
M
Golomb
Meredith R
MR
D000233:Adenoidectomy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy