title: Compound elevated skull fracture with occlusion of the superior sagittal sinus. A case report.
abstract: This is a case report of compound elevated skull fracture. This is a very rare variant of skull fractures. A CT angiogram demonstrated occlusion in the mid 1/3rd of superior sagittal sinus. Only few cases have been reported before. This patient was managed by the Neurosurgery department of Square Hospitals Ltd. Dhaka who had a history of assault and diagnosed as compound elevated fracture. He was managed surgically and was discharged without any intracranial complication. Etiology, clinical findings and operatives findings had a similarity with other published cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Square Hospitals Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh. Katalha@squarehospital.com
authors.forename: Khandaker
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abu Talha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvapandian
authors.forename: Khan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asaduzzaman
authors.forename: Farhana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Selina
authors.forename: Masudur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D054063:Superior Sagittal Sinus / Q000473:pathology*