Preoperative neurogenic pulmonary edema: A dilemma for decision making

• Main Authors: Siva Kumar Reddy Lakkireddigari (Author), Padmaja Durga (Author), Madhukar Nayak (Author), Gopinath Ramchandran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurogenic pulmonary edema may be a less-recognized consequence of obstructive hydrocephalus. The authors report a patient with acute obstructive hydrocephalus due to cerebellar metastatic lesion, who presented with neurogenic pulmonary edema. The edema resolved on placement of the ventriculoperiton...