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Arterial dissection complicating tonsillectomy
E Wraige1, V Ganesan, K R E Pohl
1Department of Paediatric Neurology, Newcomen Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. Elizabeth@wraige.demon.co.uk
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
|September 2, 2003
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.