title: Acute hydrocephalus following a Chiari I decompression.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elton
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wellons
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blount
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grabb
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: 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