Intraventricular hemorrhage following removal of external ventricular drains: Report of 2 pediatric cases

Risk of intraventricular bleeding following External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) placement is well recognized. On the contrary, hemorrhage following removal of EVD is considered highly unlikely. We report two cases of massive, symptomatic intraventricular hemorrhage that occurred soon after removal of...

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Main Authors: Pietro Spennato, MD, Giuseppe Mirone, MD, Ferdinando Aliberti, MD, Claudio Ruggiero, MD, Giuliana Di Martino, MD, Giuseppe Cinalli, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918302469