Intracerebral hemorrhage treated with external ventricular drainage following coronary bypass surgery.
BACKGROUND
Intracerebral hemorrhagic brain injury after open heart surgery is a rare complication. We report a case of acute intraventricular hemorrhage after coronary bypass surgery.


METHODS
The brain computed tomography revealed intraventricular bleeding in the patient and urgent external ventricular drainage was performed by neurosurgeons.


RESULTS
The clinical findings disappeared after the drainage.


CONCLUSIONS
Early diagnosis and treatment is important in preventing organic brain damage in this complication.
Onem
Gokhan
G
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. gonem@pamukkale.edu.tr
Irak
Bayram
B
Baltalarli
Ahmet
A
Yagci
Baki
B
Gurses
Ercan
E
Sacar
Mustafa
M
Ozcan
Ali Vefa
AV
D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography