Chronic subdural hematoma surgery

• Refractory hemorrhage in chronic subdural hematoma: primary myelofibrosis with subdural extramedullary hematopoiesis. Illustrative case
• Added Value of Adjunctive Middle Meningeal Embolization to Surgical Evacuation for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Based on Controlling Confounders
• Effectiveness of subdural evacuating port system (SEPS) and middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) for chronic subdural hematomas - a multicenter experience
• The Value of Texture Analysis in Postoperative Recurrence of Chronic Subdural Hematoma
• Surgical evacuation without versus with middle meningeal artery embolization in chronic subdural hematoma: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
• Tranexamic acid vs. embolization of the meningeal artery as an adjunctive therapeutic regime to reduce the recurrence rate after surgical relief of chronic subdural hematomas (TABASCO)-a randomized controlled trial
• Imaging and Clinical Outcomes Six Months After Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization with Squid for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Prospective Study
• Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials and review of ongoing trials

Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) evacuation is one of the most frequent surgical procedures in neurosurgery ¹⁾.

Chronic Subdural Hematoma Surgery Indications.

see Chronic subdural hematoma surgical techniques.

Routine post-operative CT brain for burr hole drainage of CSDH may be unnecessary in view of the good predictive value of pre-operative volume, and also because it is not predictive of the clinical outcome ²⁾.

Scheduled postoperative cranial imaging with indwelling drains was not shown to be beneficial and misses information of intracranial damage inflicted by removal of drains. Brokinkel et al recommend CT-scanning after drainage removal ³⁾.

see Chronic subdural hematoma surgery complication.

Chronic subdural hematoma outcome