Air in acute epidural hematomas. Report of two cases.
Two pediatric patients with acute epidural hematomas containing air bubble(s) are reported. A skull fracture was observed extending to the mastoid cells of the temporal bone in both patients. In one patient the hematoma and air bubbles subsequently increased in volume, requiring a craniotomy. The clinical significance of air in an acute epidural hematoma is discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000388:Air; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed