Iatrogenic post-surgical tension pneumosyrinx-a first reported case.
Shyam S SwarnaJosephine JungSteve ConnorMaurizio BelciGordon GrahovacPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2022)
We describe the first ever-reported occurrence of a post-operative tension pneumosyrinx occurring after a resection of an intradural intramedullary spinal tumour in a 40-year-old patient. Post-operatively, he developed sudden onset paraplegia and imaging revealed a tension pneumosyrinx which was subsequently surgically decompressed. He made a gradual neurological recovery. This is an extremely rare complication with potentially long-lasting deleterious effects on patients' neurological status if not recognized. We aim to bring this pathology to the attention of our neurosurgical colleagues and share our surgical approach and management to assist those who may encounter this pathology in the future.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- spinal cord
- high resolution
- risk assessment
- peritoneal dialysis
- working memory
- prognostic factors
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- current status
- single cell
- cerebral ischemia
- mass spectrometry
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- fluorescence imaging