Abstract:

Acute spinal cord ischemic injury after resection of thoracoabdominal aneurysm remains a relatively common and potentially devastating complication. The complete resolution of postoperative paraplegia after resection of a type II thoracoabdominal aneurysm, after treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation, is reported.

Puttaswamy, Bennett, Frawley, , , , , , (1999). Hyperbaric oxygenation treatment of acute paraplegia after resection of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of vascular surgery, 1999 Dec;30(6):1158-61. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10587403