Compound elevated skull fracture with occlusion of the superior sagittal sinus. A case report.
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.
Abu Talha
Khandaker
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Square Hospitals Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh. Katalha@squarehospital.com
Selvapandian
S
S
Asaduzzaman
Khan
K
Selina
Farhana
F
Rahman
Masudur
M
Riad
Mahmud
M
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*