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Intraoperative supratentorial epidural haematoma during removal of a huge posterior fossa dermoid cyst
- department of neurosurgery
- Chair and Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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Abstract
Epidural haematomas may occur following cranial operations, and most of them are located near the craniotomy or burr-hole areas. There are very few cases of supratentorial epidural haematoma following the resection of giant tumours located in the posterior fossa. In this case report, we present a patient who developed an acute left temporoparietal epidural haematoma in the perioperative period during the excision of a huge dermoid cyst in the posterior fossa.
Abstract
Epidural haematomas may occur following cranial operations, and most of them are located near the craniotomy or burr-hole areas. There are very few cases of supratentorial epidural haematoma following the resection of giant tumours located in the posterior fossa. In this case report, we present a patient who developed an acute left temporoparietal epidural haematoma in the perioperative period during the excision of a huge dermoid cyst in the posterior fossa.
Keywords
dermoid, epidural haematoma, posterior fossa, magnetic resonance imaging
Title
Intraoperative supratentorial epidural haematoma during removal of a huge posterior fossa dermoid cyst
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
609-613
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382
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342
DOI
10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60160-2
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2010;44(6):609-613.
Keywords
dermoid
epidural haematoma
posterior fossa
magnetic resonance imaging
Authors
Emel Avci
Ahmet Dagtekin
Zeynep Baysal
Hamza Karabag