Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm in the setting of carmustine wafer placement for glioblastoma: A case presentation and review of literature.

Conclusion: We urge surgeons to reconsider placement of carmustine wafers in nations where the surgical resection cavity includes exposed large cerebral vasculature. We also propose the early identification of this devastating complication in the postoperative period by maintaining a high clinical suspicion and prompt utilization of computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography in the management and treatment of these patients accordingly. PMID: 32637221 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32637221?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - July 10, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research