An unusual complication of a successful cardiopulmonary reanimation.
We report the case of a 50-year-old man who experienced acute cardiac arrest after transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary adenoma. The cardiopulmonary reanimation was successful, but following cranial computed tomography (CT) scans showed an unusual complication of the cardiopulmonary reanimation: the inadvertent intracranial placement of the Wendl tube. Because the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to the sellar region is a routine neurosurgical procedure, we would like to alert physicians of this unusual complication during cardiopulmonary reanimation.
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurointensive Care Unit, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland.
Ozgür
O
Yaldizli
Carl
C
Muroi
Emanuela
E
Keller
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed