Subdural hygromas following posterior fossa tumour resection – A rare Complication
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Spinal subdural hematoma following posterior fossa surgery
1682-606X/$ see front matter Copyr http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fjs.2013. Summary Spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of cranial surgery. This study presents two cases of SSDH after posterior fossa surgery. The first case was a 44-year-old man who harbored a fourth ventricle metastatic adenocarcinoma, and the second case was a 4-year-old boy with a ...
متن کاملPosterior fossa subdural hematoma.
One case of traumatic posterior fossa subdural hematoma (PFSH) is described. This location represent 1% of the subdural hematomas. Computerized Tomography (CT) was used in the diagnosis and follow-up of the hematoma. The etiology and physiopathology of this process are discussed.
متن کاملPosterior fossa syndrome in children following tumor resection: Knowledge update
Case 1 A 2‐year‐old female presented with a 2‐month history of recalcitrant vomiting followed by ataxia and lethargy. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head showed a large solid and cystic mass in the cerebellar vermis with severe hydrocephalus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a 6.0 cm × 4.4 cm × 4.2 cm uniformly enhancing mass concerning for medulloblastoma with no evidence of...
متن کاملCerebellar mutism following posterior fossa tumor resection in children.
AIM Cerebellar mutism is a documented complication of posterior fossa surgery in pediatric ages. Risk factors such as the type of tumor, size, and location of tumor, hyrdrocephalus, postoperative cerebellar swelling for cerebellar mutism were investigated in this study. MATERIAL AND METHODS A consecutive series of 32 children with a cerebellar tumor were operated on at the Haseki Educational ...
متن کاملEpidural Anesthesia Complicated by Subdural Hygromas and a Subdural Hematoma
Inadvertent dural puncture during epidural anesthesia leads to intracranial hypotension, which if left unnoticed can cause life-threatening subdural hematomas or cerebellar tonsillar herniation. The highly variable presentation of intracranial hypotension hinders timely diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a young laboring adult female, who developed subdural hygromas and a subdural ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.07.073