Incidence of Subdural Hygroma on Routine Early Postoperative Imaging Following Foramen Magnum Decompression for Chiari Malformation Type 1 in 156 Patients
SDH is a common finding in the early postoperative scans of patients undergoing FMD and dural opening for CM1. While nearly two-thirds of these patients are asymptomatic, SDH with ventriculomegaly can be associated with mortality and significant morbidity and may require emergency treatment.
Authors
- Ranjith K. Moorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6679-3483)
- Sundeep Vijayaraghavan
- Vedantam Rajshekhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2163-972X)
- R Bijesh
Institutions
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- Christian Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.11.013
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00