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Delayed postoperative paraplegia complicating repair of type A dissection
B Medalion1, O Bder, A J Cohen
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. bmedalion@yahoo.com
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|October 18, 2001
Abstract:
We describe the very rare event of delayed transient paraplegia after repair of type A dissection of the aorta and discuss therapeutic options. We also suggest insertion of a spinal catheter as soon as there are signs or symptoms of spinal cord injury to drain spinal fluid and maximize the effect of elevated spinal cord perfusion pressure.