The authors analyzed 197 consecutive cases of ruptured aneurysm surgery and investigated the incidence of postoperative subdural fluid(SDF) collection according to patient's age. amount of subarachnoid hemorrhage preoperative ventricular dilatation, a...
The authors analyzed 197 consecutive cases of ruptured aneurysm surgery and investigated the incidence of postoperative subdural fluid(SDF) collection according to patient's age. amount of subarachnoid hemorrhage preoperative ventricular dilatation, and combined surgical procedures such as ventricular or spinal fluid drainage and opening of the lamina terminalis and / or the Liliiequist's membrane We also evaluated the postoperative course for each patient with regard to the development of hydrocephalus. The results were as follows ; incidence of SDF collection after aneurysm surgery was 2O.8% and it correlated well with patient's age initial CT grade, preoperative ventricular dilatation and opening of major cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) space. Especially. in patients with a preopsrative diiated ventricle that had not been corrected(with preoperative shunting procedure). the incidence of postoperative SDF collection was very high(53.8%) In contrast. postoperative SDF collection didn't develop in six patients whose ventricle had dilated and it had been corrected with preoperative shunting procedures(two cases) or intraoperative external ventricular drainage fellowed by internalization(four cases) Patients with postoperative SDF collection had a higher incidence of hydrocephalus than the other group. Hydrocephalus developed more frequently in the large SDF collection group than in the small one. On the basis of the above findings, we presumed postoperative SDF collectionto be a manifestation of disturbed CSF circulation in ruptured aneurysm surgery Because of the risk of rebleeding after preoperative shunting procedures intraoperative diversion of CSF Toliowed by early internalization should be recommended for preventing the development of postoperative SDF collection in patients with disturbed CSF circulation. We also discussed possible mechanisms of the conversion of postoperative SDF into hydrocephalus in relation to disturbed CSF circulation.