title: Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the middle meningeal artery after external ventricular drain placement.
abstract: External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is often a routine but lifesaving neurosurgical procedure performed throughout the world. Misadventures involving the procedure are well documented throughout the literature. However, we present a unique case of middle meningeal artery pseudoaneurysm formation after EVD placement not before described and provide a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grandhi
authors.forename: Nathan T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Zwagerman
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tudor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jovin
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Okonkwo
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: EVD; Pseudoaneursym; hydrocephalus; middle meningeal artery