title: Extradural haematoma after continuous extradural anaesthesia.
abstract: We report a case of extradural haematoma occurring after extradural anaesthesia in an anticoagulated patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging and the haematoma was evacuated surgically. A search of the literature revealed only five previous reports of extradural haematoma in association with extradural anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkok
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cataltepe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tahta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bertan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin