Clinical analysis of 18 patients with chronic expanding intracerebral hematoma / 临床外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the diagnostic and therapeutic experiences of 18 patients with chronic expanding intracerebral hematoma.Methods Clinical data of 18 patients with chronic expanding intracerebral hematoma was analyzed retrospectively.Results Most of the lesions were misdiagnosed preoperatively as cerebral neoplasms.Among 18 cases, 15 cases were cured, 2 cases had severe disability, and one case died after operation.Conclusions Chronic expanding intracerebral hematoma must be considered when encapsulated mass lesion is present in the brain. The ultimate diagnosis is confirmed at surgery and by histological analysis.