[Usefulness of aspiration surgery for elderly patients with hypertensive cerebellar hemorrhage].
We report two cases with hypertensive cerebellar hemorrhage who were successfully treated with frameless stereotaxic aspiration. First case, an 85-year-old man with hypertension had a large-sized hematoma in left cerebellar hemisphere. Emergency aspiration for cerebellar hemorrhage was carried out through a suboccipital burr hole. He had a good recovery at discharge. Second case, an 84-year-old female with hypertension showed right cerebellar hemorrhage. She had been in somnolence state for one month with conservative treatment. Then, aspiration surgery for the hematoma was carried out through a suboccipital burr hole. Her neurological condition was ameliorated. Frameless stereotaxic aspiration for cerebellar hemorrhage through suboccipital burr hole is less invasive and useful procedure, especially for elderly patients.
Division of Neurosurgery, Hiratsuka Kyousai Hospital, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods