Subdural haematoma after trans-sphenoidal surgery.
We report a patient with pituitary adenoma who developed a subdural haematoma following trans-sphenoidal surgery and conservative management of a postoperative CSF leak with a lumbar drain. The possible causes and methods of treatment are discussed and the neurosurgeon is alerted to the possibility of its development in similar situations.
Sudhakar
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. sudhakar1@ntlworld.com
Vafidis
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed