[Contralateral epidural hematoma following the craniotomy for intracerebral tumor--one case report and review of literature].
A 40-year old female patient suffered from headaches for 2 months. Two days before admission, the headache got worse and vomiting and seizures followed. Brain CT scans revealed a right frontal intracerebral tumor. So she received a craniotomy to remove the tumor, which was verified as glioblastoma multiforme. The postoperative course was uneventful. However, headaches attacked again two weeks later. An epidural hematoma on the left parietooccipital region was found on brain CT scans. The craniotomy was done to remove the hematoma and no abnormal vessels or inflammation was seen in the operative field. This was the first such case we had encountered. We review the literature and discuss possible factors related to this case.
Kuo
T H
TH
Department of Surgery, Navy General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Hwang
S L
SL
Sun
Z M
ZM
Howng
S L
SL
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*