Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as extradural hematoma: A case report and review of literature

Superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysm after a craniotomy is very rare with only nine cases reported in the literature. However, no cases have been reported in the literature about this entity presenting as an emergency in the form of extradural hematoma (EDH). This case being one of the r...

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Autores principales: Madhusudan, Hassan Vijayendra, Krishnamoorthy, Naveen, Suresh, Praveen Karenahalli, Subramaniam, Venugopal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972931
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.154870
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Sumario:Superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysm after a craniotomy is very rare with only nine cases reported in the literature. However, no cases have been reported in the literature about this entity presenting as an emergency in the form of extradural hematoma (EDH). This case being one of the rare ones and is also unique wherein the indication for craniotomy being intracranial tuberculoma that is not yet reported in the literature. We report the first case of a postcraniotomy STA pseudoaneurysm induced EDH following craniotomy for intracranial tuberculoma.

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