Subdural hematoma in a case of hydrocephalus and macrocrania. Experience with a pressure-adjustable valve.
A child with hydrocephalus and macrocrania was treated by a shunt procedure. After placement of a bilateral ventriculo-atrial shunt subdural hematomas developed on both sides. Burr hole drainage and insertion of a pressure-adjustable valve were used to obliterate the subdural hematomas and to influence the outflow resistance of the shunt.
Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universität Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Dietrich
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Lumenta
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Sprick
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Majewski
D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed