Percutaneous ventriculostomy (EVD) placement is one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic tools in neurosurgery. Although generally considered low risk, it can be associated with significant complications. We report a case of an intracranial hemorrhage secondary to iatrogenic anterior cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm rupture following ventriculostomy. A 67 year-old female presented to ...

Background Bioabsorbable plates are frequently utilized in the repair of skull base defects following transsphenoidal operations. Traumatic intracranial pseudoaneurysms are a rare complication of transsphenoidal surgery. To date, iatrogenic carotid pseudoaneurysm associated with the use of an absorbable plate has been reported once. Results A 57-year-old man with a large nonfunctional pituitary...

Rupture or laceration of the aorta is a more common result of nonpenetrating traumatic injury than is generally appreciated. Approximately 15 per cent of individuals with traumatic rupture survive temporarily. If the lesion is promptly diagnosed appropriate surgical treatment may be life-saving. Diagnosis may be difficult and at times the rupture may remain clinically silent for variable period...

Transcatheter arterial embolization has been well recognized and popular for the management of traumatic lumbar artery injury (TLAI). Current evidence regarding the management of TLAI is still based on case reports and a few small series of studies. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and results of embolotherapy in the management of lumbar artery trauma in our hospital, a 3000...

We report a case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery (STA) in an 87-year-old man. Surgical treatment was undertaken after failure of ultrasound-guided compression. In this report, we review briefly the pathogenic mechanism, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this type of aneurysm. Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the STA are rare injuries, generally occurring after ...

A 15-year-old man presented with stupor following a motorcycle traffic accident. The patient was diagnosed with a traumatic left carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) with pseudoaneurysm of the left internal carotid artery. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed transiently restricted diffusion in the left centrum semiovale white matter and lower temporo-occipital area extending to the spleniu...