Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of medical
conditions but to date only one official position paper related to left circulation …

Neurosurgery in the sitting position is used for resection of tumors located in the
cerebellopontine angle, pineal region, other technically difficult tumors in the infratentorial …

Background Mortality rates are commonly used to evaluate the quality of surgical care;
however, a large proportion of surgical deaths are unavoidable. Examination of the …

Background: Various complications occur in patients undergoing deep brain stimulation
(DBS) surgery. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of complications in …

Venous air embolism (VAE) is an entrapment of air or exogenously delivered gas from the
operative field or the communicated environment into the venous system due to gradient …

We report a case of a 42‐year‐old female who had non‐cardiogenic pulmonary edema
following a setting position craniotomy to remove a left cerebellar pontine angle mass …

Objective The objective of the study was to present and compare outcomes and
complications of conventional open reconstruction and minimally invasive correction of …

Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: A venous air embolism is a rare condition
but could have a disastrous effect on vital organs. It usually occurs due to iatrogenic sources …

An 8 month, 14 kg male child presented with history of swelling at the back of the neck since
birth which was progressively increasing in size. MRI of the brain and spine revealed …

A 77-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with generalized
weakness and worsening chronic dysphagia was diagnosed with pneumonia. Shortly after …