(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The relationship between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and stenosis of the transverse sinus (TS) has already been described…
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract Ischemia in children deserves some specific considerations. It is not as rare as it is commonly thought…
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract These are represented by the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins, which drain posteriorly in the cavernous sinus….
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract In this chapter, the vascular territories of the brain as viewed in the axial planes on CT…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Early complications (≤90 days after surgery) Infectiona Wound 5–20 % Intra-abdominal (including liver subphrenic abscess) 1–5 % Intrathoracic (pneumonia; pleural, mediastinitis) 20–50…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Infection (overall) 20–50 % Wound 1–5 % Urinary 20–50 % Central nervous system 0.1–1 % Systemic 1–5 % Opportunistic (CMVa, candidiasis, pneumocystis)…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Vascular complications Bleeding or hematoma formation Wound (small) 20–50 % Wound (large)a 0.1–1 % Graft associated (if graft is present)a 1–5…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona Intrathoracic (pneumonia, pleural) 1–5 % Mediastinitis 0.1–1 % Systemic 0.1–1 % Rare significant/serious problems Pneumothoraxa 0.1–1 % Bleeding/hematoma formation 0.1–1…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona Subcutaneous/wound 1–5 % Urinary/systemic 1–5 % Chest infection 1–5 % Basal atelectasis 5–20 % Bleeding/hematoma/seroma/lymphocele/lymph ascites/fistulab 1–5 % Paralytic ileusb With…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infection (overall)a 5–20 % Wound 5–20 % Within the catheter 5–20 % Systemic sepsis 1–5 % Bleeding/hematoma formationa (wound) 1–5 %…
