Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Chronic epidural hematoma evacuated through surgical treatment: a case report

  • Sin, Eui Gyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital)
  • Received : 2021.05.03
  • Accepted : 2021.06.02
  • Published : 2022.03.30
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Abstract

Epidural hematoma (EDH) can sometimes be life-threatening, although small-volume EDHs can resolve spontaneously like other intracranial hematomas. However, in rare cases, EDH can transform into a chronic form instead of disappearing. In contrast to subdural hematoma, there is no agreed-upon definition or treatment of chronic EDH. A 41-year-old male patient with acute EDH in the bilateral paravertical area due to partial rupture of the sagittal sinus was operated first, and then remnant contralateral hematoma was treated conservatively. One month after surgery, he showed hemiparesis, and brain imaging revealed chronic EDH at the location of the remnant acute hematoma. We performed surgery again to treat chronic EDH through a large craniotomy. Although many cases of EDH are self-limited, clinicians must keep in mind that some cases of EDH, especially those of venous origin and arising in young people, can become chronic and require surgical treatment.

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