• Bmc Surg · Dec 2017

    Case Reports

    Two occurrences of delayed epidural hematoma in different areas following decompressive craniectomy for acute subdural hematoma in a single patient: a case report.

    • Ruhong Wu, Jia Shi, Jiachao Cao, Yumin Mao, and Bo Dong.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou City, 213003, China.
    • Bmc Surg. 2017 Dec 4; 17 (1): 123.

    BackgroundDelayed epidural hematoma (DEH) following evacuation of traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) or acute epidural hematoma (EDH) is a rare but devastating complication, especially when it occurs sequentially in a single patient.Case PresentationA 19-year-old man who developed contralateral DEH following craniotomy for evacuation of a traumatic right-side ASDH and then developed a left-side DEH of the posterior cranial fossa after craniotomy for evacuation of the contralateral DEH. He was immediately returned to the operating room for additional surgeries and his neurological outcome was satisfactory.ConclusionsAlthough DEH occurring after evacuation of ASDH or acute EDH is a rare event, timely recognition is critical to prognosis.

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