Multiple postoperative intracerebral haematomas remote from the site of craniotomy

Br J Neurosurg. 1998 Aug;12(4):364-8. doi: 10.1080/02688699844916.

Abstract

A postoperative haemorrhage is a common and serious complication of a neurosurgical procedure. It usually occurs at the site of the surgery, but on occasion a postoperative haematoma is found at a distance from the previous craniotomy. Multiple postoperative haemorrhages are extremely rare. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman, operated on for the removal of a supratentorial astrocytoma, who developed in the early post-operative period multiple bilateral intracerebral haematomas without involvement of the surgical bed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / surgery*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Craniotomy / adverse effects*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Supratentorial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods