intraluminal small bowel hematoma has been rarely reported in children, as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. we present a case of an intraluminal ileal hematoma presenting as small bowel obstruction in a child. computed tomography (ct) indicated a large intraluminal hyperdense lesion in the distal ileum as the cause of small bowel obstruction. abdominal ultrasonography (us) showed an ech...

Background & Importance: Acute epidural hematoma is a very rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause sudden decompression of the brain, subsequent to which epidural hematoma occurs due to CSF drainage. To our knowledge, there are only a few cases of acute epidural hematoma in the literature which required acute e...

Intracranial hematoma rarely presents between two dural layers of pachimeninges. Here, we present a case of an interdural hematoma with similar appearance to an epidural hematoma. A 51-year-old man presented with a left temporal contusion following a motor vehicle accident. After craniotomy and contusion removal, the post-operative CT scan showed a parietal intracranial hematoma...

background & importance: acute epidural hematoma is a very rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause sudden decompression of the brain, subsequent to which epidural hematoma occurs due to csf drainage. to our knowledge, there are only a few cases of acute epidural hematoma in the literature which required acute evacuation....

chronic subdural hematoma (csdh) is a curable entity frequently encountered by neurosurgeons. the present study was conducted to explore expert opinion and common practice in iran. besides, a review of randomized clinical trials in literature was performed. a questionnaire including six questions discussing major aspects of practice on csdh, with multiple choices was designed. a pilot study was...

spinal epidural haemorrhage may present as back pain associated with radicular symptoms and can be a catastrophic clinical scenario with progression to paraplegia or even sudden death. being a rare entity, it needs a high index ofclinical suspicion to diagnose it. fractures have been documented as a cause of hematorrachis but such hematomas only extend to one or two vertebral segments. large ep...

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is considered as the major cause of mortality and hospitalization of about ten million people across the globe. Most of these patients are young and active people suffering disabilities. Tranexamic acid therapy is commonly used to reduce blood loss and need for blood transfusions in surgical cases. This study aimed at investigating the effect of tr...