title: Hemorrhagic subdural effusion complicating an endoscopic III ventriculostomy.
abstract: Subdural effusion, a common postoperative complication of extracranial shunting for hydrocephalus, is usually caused by excessive drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. Subdural effusion is thought to occur less frequently after a neuroendoscopic III ventriculostomy, and no reported cases have been symptomatic. We encountered a symptomatic subdural effusion with a component of hemorrhage 5 days after the latter procedure was performed to treat massive hydrocephalus in a 2-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muratani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*