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Acta Neurochirurgica
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 9/2013

01-09-2013 | Case Report - Brain Tumors

Rostral basilar artery syndrome following transsphenoidal surgery—a report of four cases

Authors: Dhaval Shukla, Rajeev Sharma, Bhagavatula Indira Devi, Somanna Sampath

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 9/2013

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Abstract

Vascular complications can arise from transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) and have a high incidence of mortality and serious morbidity. Though haemorrhage from the injury to internal carotid is well know, ischaemic complication after TSS is rare. We report a series of four patients who remained unconscious after TSS, and on postoperative imaging infarcts were seen distributed in the rostral basilar artery. The possible mechanism of this complication is described.
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Metadata
Title
Rostral basilar artery syndrome following transsphenoidal surgery—a report of four cases
Authors
Dhaval Shukla
Rajeev Sharma
Bhagavatula Indira Devi
Somanna Sampath
Publication date
01-09-2013
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 9/2013
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-013-1698-9

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