title: Cerebellar hemisphere herniation in the neck: Case report of a very rare complication following a posterior fossa craniectomy.
abstract: This article presents a very rare late complication of surgery to the posterior fossa involving a craniectomy: cerebellar hemisphere herniation in the neck, through the craniectomy site. Here we also analyse the possible causes of such complication.
authors.affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Viale dell'Università n.30, 00185, Roma, Italy; Army Hospital of Rome "Celio", Italy, Neurosurgery Department, Via S. Stefano Rotondo n. 4, 00184, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: riccardo.caruso@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.affiliation: Army Hospital of Rome "Celio", Italy, Neurosurgery Department, Via S. Stefano Rotondo n. 4, 00184, Roma, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Neurosurgery Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: ale_pesce83@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.affiliation: Army Hospital of Rome "Celio", Italy, Neurosurgery Department, Via S. Stefano Rotondo n. 4, 00184, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: epiccione@sirm.org.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piccione
authors.affiliation: Army Hospital of Rome "Celio", Italy, Neurosurgery Department, Via S. Stefano Rotondo n. 4, 00184, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: lumarrocco@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marrocco
authors.affiliation: Army Hospital of Rome "Celio", Italy, Neurosurgery Department, Via S. Stefano Rotondo n. 4, 00184, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: wenzel@alice.it.
authors.forename: Venceslao
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
keywords: Case report; Cerebellar herniation; Craniectomy; Neurosurgical complication; Posterior fossa