CASE REPORT
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 11 | Issue : 3 | Page : 316-
'Subarachnoid cyst' after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: Case report of an unusual postoperative morbidity
Low Y. Y Sharon, NG Wai Hoe
Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Low Y. Y Sharon
11, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, National Neuroscience Institute
Singapore
Burr-hole drainage of chronic subdural hematomas are routine operative procedures done by neurosurgical residents. Common postoperative complications include acute epidural and/or subdural bleeding, tension pneumocephalus, intracranial hematomas and ischemic cerebral infarction. We report an interesting post-operative complication of a 'subarachnoid cyst' after burr-hole evacuation of a chronic subdural hematoma. The authors hypothesize that the 'cyst' is likely secondary to the splitting of the adjacent neomembrane within its arachnoid-brain interface by iatrogenic irrigation of the subdural space. Over time, this 'cyst' develops into an area of gliosis which eventually causes long-term scar epilepsy in the patient. As far as we are aware, this is the first complication of such a 'subarachnoid cyst' post burr-hole drainage reported in the literature.
How to cite this article:
Sharon LY, Wai Hoe N G. 'Subarachnoid cyst' after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: Case report of an unusual postoperative morbidity.Asian J Neurosurg 2016;11:316-316
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Sharon LY, Wai Hoe N G. 'Subarachnoid cyst' after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: Case report of an unusual postoperative morbidity. Asian J Neurosurg [serial online] 2016 [cited 2020 Feb 19 ];11:316-316
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