An Unusual Complication, Rupture of the Intraoperative Ultrasound Probe Sheath: A Case Report
Articles > Article · 2024
Authors: Ozgiray Erkin, Akbulut Bilal Bahadır, Boluk Mustafa Serdar
Neurosurgery - Cases and Reviews, International, 2024, vol 7
DOI: 10.23937/2643-4474/1710157
Summary
Intraoperative ultrasound (USG) imaging is employed by many neurosurgical institutes for localizing lesions with better accuracy in real-time. It’s often used with sterilized probes or purpose-built sterile sheaths. It has also been reported to be used with a sterile latex glove filled with USG gel. We report a case of ruptured intraoperative USG sheath which was made out of a sterile latex glove causing contamination of the surgical field.