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Arterial dissection complicating tonsillectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2003

E Wraige
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Newcomen Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
V Ganesan
Affiliation:
Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK.
KRE Pohl
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Newcomen Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
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Abstract

Tonsillectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure. Surgical complications can be serious. We report the case of a 7-year-old female who experienced an arterial ischaemic cerebral infarction following elective adenotonsillectomy.

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© 2003 Mac Keith Press

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