Computerized tomographic definition of mesencephalic hematoma with evacuation through pedunculotomy. Case report.
A 10-year-old boy, who presented with symptoms of a progressive hemorrhagic stroke, had suffered a spontaneous midbrain hematoma. The extent of the clot was detailed by computerized tomography and the lesion was surgically removed through pedunculotomy.
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed