Open AccessSuperficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as extradural hematoma: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Hassan Vijayendra Madhusudan,
Naveen Krishnamoorthy,
Praveen Karenahalli Suresh,
Venugopal Subramaniam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.154870
Subject(s) - craniotomy , medicine , pseudoaneurysm , hematoma , tuberculoma , surgery , superficial temporal artery , radiology , aneurysm , middle cerebral artery , tuberculosis , pathology , ischemia
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.