[Severe thrombotic complications in the postoperative period in a child after removal of craneopharyngeoma].

The paper describes a rare clinical case of severe thrombotic complications (thrombosis of the subclavian, superior vena cava and femoral veins) of the child in the postoperative period, after removal of craniopharyngeoma. The development of complications was diagnosed based on clinical symptoms and results of ultrasound. Genesis of thrombotic complications has been clarified with the help of special hemostasiological studies that confirmed the presence of acquired protein S deficiency. The matters of discussion are the problems of diagnosis and therapy of this complication.