Acute hydrocephalus following a Chiari I decompression.
Complications of posterior cranial fossa decompression for Chiari malformations are uncommon. We present three patients who developed infratentorial supracerebellar hygromas causing acute hydrocephalus after posterior cranial fossa decompression.
Elton
Scott
S
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Tubbs
R Shane
RS
Wellons
John C
JC
Blount
Jeffrey P
JP
Grabb
Paul A
PA
Oakes
W Jerry
WJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014696:Ventriculostomy