Contralateral pontine hemorrhage as a complication of acoustic neurinoma surgery.
The authors report the occurrence of a contralateral pontine hemorrhage after an operation for an acoustic neurinoma. A 55-year-old woman was found to have a small pontine hemorrhage opposite to the side of the tumor immediately after the operation. The cause of the hemorrhage is discussed.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed