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01-07-2018 | Case Report - Vascular Neurosurgery - Other

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy of air embolus in the cerebral venous sinuses after intracranial surgery: a case report

Authors: Mina Lundborg, Eirik Helseth, Roger Josefsen, Martin Braathen, Karoline Skogen, Jon Ramm-Pettersen

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 7/2018

Abstract

A case with cerebral venous air embolism (CVAE) after neurosurgery and treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is presented. This is a rare and potentially fatal complication that neurosurgeons should be aware of. A 52-year-old male was diagnosed with an intracerebral hematoma. An emergency evacuation of the hematoma was performed with a craniotomy and the postoperative CT scan showed a complete evacuation of the hematoma, but it also revealed a CVAE. The patient was immediately referred to HBOT and received three sessions within 48 h. The CT scan after the first HBOT showed no CVAE, venous thrombosis, or new hematoma.

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Title: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy of air embolus in the cerebral venous sinuses after intracranial surgery: a case report
Authors: Mina Lundborg
Eirik Helseth
Roger Josefsen
Martin Braathen
Karoline Skogen
Jon Ramm-Pettersen
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3537-5

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