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Case Reports
Immediate postoperative death due to hypothalamic injury following surgery for craniopharyngioma.
- Biji Bahuleyan, Girish Menon, and Suresh Nair.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum 695 011, India.
- J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Jun 1;16(6):850-1.
AbstractAutonomic disturbances due to hypothalamic injury that result in postoperative death are rare complications following surgery for craniopharyngioma. We discuss the case of a child who died due to hypothalamic injury following radical excision of a multi-compartmental craniopharyngioma. Mechanisms and clinical manifestations of hypothalamic injury and ways to avoid this fatal complication are discussed.
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