SUBGALEAL HEMATOMA RESULTING IN EXTRADURAL COMPRESSION FOLLOWING CRANIOTOMY - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
HOLLAND JP TAYLOR WAS BELL BA
Citation
Jp. Holland et al., SUBGALEAL HEMATOMA RESULTING IN EXTRADURAL COMPRESSION FOLLOWING CRANIOTOMY - REPORT OF 2 CASES, British journal of neurosurgery, 8(5), 1994, pp. 603-605
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
British journal of neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02688697
Volume
8
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
603 - 605
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(1994)8:5<603:SHRIEC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We describe two patients who underwent intracranial aneurysm surgery a nd developed postoperative subgaleal haematomas which, in the presence of an unfixed bone flap, resulted in significant extradural compressi on and a marked clinical deterioration. The application of a pressure dressing to tamponade a developing scalp haematoma is unwise unless th e bone flap has been rigidly fixed in place.