title: Acute spontaneous subdural haematoma after transsphenoidal surgery.
abstract: Only one case of acute spontaneous subdural haematoma (ASSDH) has been reported following transsphenoidal surgery, whereas, another case of chronic SDH has been reported. We present a patient with pituitary apoplexy, who was treated by transsphenoidal surgery. 8 days postoperative he developed an ASSDH requiring immediate surgical evacuation. This case documents the third occurrence of SDH as a complication of transsphenoidal surgery and is the first report of ASSDH that required immediate surgical evacuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway. heloqayli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eloqayli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cappelen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*