title: [Complications during preoperative embolization in intracranial meningioma].
abstract: We report a rare case of meningioma of the parieto-occipital convexity accompanied by hemorrhage in the tumor and in the subdural space that occurred while pre-operative embolization was being applied. The patient, a 48 year old woman, presented sudden headache and, in a few minutes, comatose status and decerebrate rigidity. A quick diagnosis with CT-scan of acute intratumoral and subdural hemorrhage and a rapid intervention on the patient led to complete recovery. The possible reason for the hemorrhage is the sudden change in blood pressure of pathologic small vessels triggered by embolization.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Istituto Scientifico H San Raffaele, Milano.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beretta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tommasino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Righi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrari da Passano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Motti
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care
vernacular_title: Complicanza in corso di embolizzazione pre-operatoria di meningioma intracranico.