Journal article
Pin-site epidural hematoma in an adult case of chronic hydrocephalus with associated thinning of the cranium
Abstract
We report a case of a 22-year-old man presenting with a fourth ventricular tumour and associated chronic obstructive hydrocephalus likely leading to thinning of the cranium. Intraoperatively, he developed an epidural hematoma secondary to a fracture of the temporal bone by application of the three-point skull fixator. This is the second reported adult case of an iatrogenic epidural hematoma secondary to pin-site complications. We advocate the …
Authors
Jha NK; Ebrahim S; Fallah A; Cenic A; De Villiers RA
Journal
British Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 211–212
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1080/02688690802434830
ISSN
0268-8697