Unexpected complications immediately after cranioplasty
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Unexpected complications immediately after cranioplasty
Case An 84-year-old man with subarachnoid hemorrhage underwent craniotomy and clipping with external decompression. Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging showed subclinical sinking skin flap syndrome, and he underwent cranioplasty on postoperative day 58. No problems occurred during the operation, but cerebral edema and hemorrhage were recognized on immediate postoperative computed tomography. E...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acute Medicine & Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2052-8817
DOI: 10.1002/ams2.260