Traumatic Posterior Fossa Subdural Hygroma and Secondary Occlusive Hydrocephalus

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 336-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anqi Luo ◽  
Sebastian Eibach ◽  
John Zovickian ◽  
Dachling Pang
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Subdural Hygroma ◽  
Occlusive Hydrocephalus

scholarly journals “Drowning Brain in a Pool of CSF” — A Rare Complication of Periencephalic Subdural Panhygroma following Removal of a Posterior Fossa Tumor

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Bikash Behera ◽  
Ram Deo ◽  
Sanjib Mishra ◽  
Jyotirmayee Biswal ◽  
Deepak Das
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Foramen Magnum ◽  
Posterior Fossa Tumor ◽  
Subdural Hygroma ◽  
Posterior Fossa Tumors ◽  
Suboccipital Craniotomy ◽  
Pediatric Age Group

AbstractPosterior fossa tumors are commonly encountered in pediatric age group patients. Most of these tumors present with features of hydrocephalus in the child. Conventionally, these cases are managed by suboccipital craniotomy with decompression of the tumor mass to establish the free flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) across fourth ventricle and aqueduct of Sylvius. Following resection of posterior fossa tumor, appearance of subdural hygroma is a rare phenomenon.Though few cases of subdural hygroma are reported in literature following foramen magnum decompression in Chiari's malformation, their appearance following posterior fossa tumor resection is alien to medical literature and limited to only two case reports. Here the authors present a patient with periencephalic subdural panhygroma (PSP) following posterior fossa tumor resection who was successfully treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) to accomplish a symptomatic and radiologic remission.

scholarly journals Lumbar subdural cerebrospinal fluid collection with acute cauda equina syndrome after posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation Type I: case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Houssein A. Darwish ◽  
Edward H. Oldfield
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽  
Chiari Malformation ◽  
Fluid Collection ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Posterior Fossa Decompression ◽  
Type I ◽  
Subdural Hygroma ◽  
Chiari Malformation Type I ◽  
Clinically Significant

This report describes the circumstances of a patient with a cauda equina syndrome due to the development of a lumbar subdural CSF collection with ventral displacement of the cauda equina shortly following posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I). This unusual, but clinically significant, complication was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage of the extraarachnoid CSF collection. Although there are a few cases of intracranial subdural hygroma developing after surgery for CM-I, often attributed to a pinhole opening in the arachnoid, as far as the authors can determine, a spinal subdural hygroma associated with surgery for CM-I has not been recognized.

Symptomatic posterior fossa and supratentorial subdural hygromas as a rare complication following foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation Type I

2011 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 510-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biji Bahuleyan ◽  
Girish Menon ◽  
Easwer Hariharan ◽  
Mridul Sharma ◽  
Suresh Nair
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Chiari Malformation ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Foramen Magnum ◽  
Type I ◽  
Foramen Magnum Decompression ◽  
Subdural Hygroma ◽  
Chiari Malformation Type I ◽  
Good Outcome

Symptomatic subdural hygroma due to foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation Type I is extremely rare. The authors present their experience with 2 patients harboring such lesions and discuss treatment issues. They conclude that the possibility of subdural hygromas should be considered in all patients presenting with increased intracranial tension following foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation Type I. Immediate neuroimaging and appropriate surgical intervention provides a good outcome.

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