Intracranial epidural hematoma after use of a 3-pin head clamp in a pediatric case with posterior fossa tumor and hydrocephalus: A case report
Özet
Cranial fixation with pins is a routine adjunct in neurosurgery and is usually considered safe. A rarely reported
complication is skull fracture at the pin site and consequent epidural hematoma. Usually, these are picked up only
postoperatively and rarely, intraoperatively if there is unexplained “brain bulge” in which case the operation should
be terminated and urgent imaging has to be done. We describe such a complication that occurred while operating on
a 12‑year‑old child with a posterior fossa tumor and review the available literature dealing with such events.
Key words: Cranial fixation, depressed skull fracture, extradural hematoma, pin‑site complications
Atıf için künye
Şahin, M. H., Zeynal, M., Karaavcı, N. Ç., & Karadağ, M. K. (2021). Intracranial epidural hematoma after use of a 3-pin head clamp in a pediatric case with posterior fossa tumor and hydrocephalus: A case report. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 6(2), 178–182. https://doi.org/10.25083/2559.5555/6.2.17
BibTeX
@article{sahin2021-217946,
author = {Şahin, Mehmet Hakan and Zeynal, Mete and Karaavcı, Nuh Çağrı and Karadağ, Mehmet Kürşat},
title = {Intracranial epidural hematoma after use of a 3-pin head clamp in a pediatric case with posterior fossa tumor and hydrocephalus: A case report},
journal = {Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery},
year = {2021},
volume = {6},
number = {2},
pages = {178--182},
doi = {10.25083/2559.5555/6.2.17},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/217946-intracranial-epidural-hematoma-after-use-of-a-3-pin-head-clamp-in-a-pediatric}
}