Management of massive cerebral infarction as a complication of post-tonsillectomy and analysis of the risk factors: a case report

Abstract Background The majority of postoperative complications of tonsillectomy are bleeding. However, massive cerebral infarction following haemostasis is a very rare and serious complication and has rarely been reported clinically. Case presentation We performed a left tonsillectomy on a patient...

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Main Authors: Jinghao Zhao, Yubo Lei, Na Hu, Lang Xia, Liyang Zeng, Yongheng Zhang, Wei Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-03040-2