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Growth Potential of Subdural Hematomas Under Clinical Observation: Which Subdural Hematomas Tend to Grow and Why They Do        
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Ziya ASAN Doç. Dr. Ziya ASAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
OBJECTIVE: To study the prognoses of patients with subdural hematoma (SDH) who were not operated on at the time of the first diagnosis and the causes of enlarged hematomas in some patients during the follow-up period.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records, service files, and radiologic examination results of the patients with diagnoses of SDH were reviewed. The SDH patients were recorded under 5 different categories: acute SDH (ASDH), subacute SDH (SSDH), chronic SDH (CSDH), acute component with chronic SDH (A-CSDH), and subacute component with chronic SDH (S-CSDH). The symptoms, clinical findings, and progression in the patients were correlated with radiologic examinations.
RESULTS: A total of 291 patients received diagnoses of SDHs: 80 patients with acute, 29 patients with subacute, and 163 patients with chronic hematoma. Thirty-five patients had diagnoses of SDH with a combination of different components. It was determined that in the follow-up period, patients with A-CSDH showed the greatest increase in hematoma size over time and required surgical intervention the most often.
CONCLUSION: SDHs reveal different prognoses in different age groups. Multicomponent SDHs are within the group that shows the greatest increase in size in the follow-up period. SDHs and CSDHs cause recurrent hemorrhages by sustaining the tension on the bridging veins. The greater the hematoma volume, the greater the growth potential of the hematoma tends to be. CSDHs that do not manifest changes in volume for a long time can be monitored without surgical intervention as long as the clinical picture remains stable.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Chronic subdural hematoma | Multicomponent subdural hematoma | Subdural hematoma | Subdural hematoma follow-up | Subdural hematoma risk factors
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı WORLD NEUROSURGERY
Dergi ISSN 1878-8750
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 05-2018
Cilt No 113
Sayı 1
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.106
Makale Linki https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1878875018303796