title: Contralateral intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy.
abstract: Postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage is a rare but devastating complication of carotid endarterectomy. Intracerebral hemorrhage on the side contralateral to the carotid endarterectomy has been reported only twice before in the literature. We present a case of fatal postoperative right intracerebral hemorrhage after left carotid endarterectomy in an 81-year-old patient. A review of the literature and a discussion of the pathophysiology of this condition is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Balkhy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belkin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed