Authors: Chuanyuan Tao Hao Feng Jiajing Wang Chao You
Publish Date: 2014/11/13
Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 1267-1269
Abstract
The incidence of postoperative epidural hematoma EDH is less than 2 and most EDHs occur in the supratentorial compartment and produce clinical symptoms within the first 3 days after operation 1 2 Different types of EDH respond to different bleeding causes For regional hematoma which occurred just in the operative area incomplete hemostasis hypertension and coagulopathy are regarded as the most important risk factors 1 Delayed posterior fossa epidural hematoma PFEDH is usually associated with occipital trauma as a result of oozing from the fracture edges or a lacerated venous sinus 3 4 PFEDH originating from occipital artery OA with a long delay after suboccipital craniotomy has not been reported in the English literature
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