title: Haemorrhagic infarction after autologous cranioplasty in a patient with sinking flap syndrome.
abstract: Sinking flap syndrome is a potential complication of large decompressive craniectomies that usually resolves completely after cranioplasty. We report a 77 year-old female who underwent an autologous cranioplasty to treat a sinking flap syndrome. In the first post-operative day she developed a large hemispheric haemorrhagic infarction. In this report we discuss the possible pathogenic mechanism of such a complication.
authors.affiliation: Operative Unit of Neurosurgery, Regional General Hospital, Bolzano, Italy. cecchi.pc@libero.it
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed