Paediatric Chance fracture are rare lesions but often associated with abdominal injuries. We herein present the case of a seven years old patient who sustained an entrapment of small bowel and an ureteropelvic disrupt...Paediatric Chance fracture are rare lesions but often associated with abdominal injuries. We herein present the case of a seven years old patient who sustained an entrapment of small bowel and an ureteropelvic disruption associated with a Chance fracture and spine dislocation following a traffic accident. Initial X-rays and computed tomographic(CT) scan showed a Chance fracture with dislocation of L3 vertebra, with an incarceration of a small bowel loop in the spinal canal and a complete section of the left lumbar ureter. Paraplegia was noticed on the initial neurological examination. A posterior L2-L4 osteosynthesis was performed firstly. In a second time she underwent a sus umbilical laparotomy to release the incarcerated jejunum loop in the spinal canal. An end-toend anastomosis was performed on a JJ probe to suture the left injured ureter. One month after the traumatism, she started to complain of severe headaches related to a leakage of cerebrospinalis fluid. Three months after the traumatism there was a clear regression of the leakage. One year after the trauma, an anterior intervertebral fusion was done. At final follow-up, no neurologic recovery was noticed. In case of Chance fracture, all physicians should think about abdominal injuries even if the patient is asymptomatic. Initial abdominal CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging provide in such case crucial info for management of the spine and the associated lesions.展开更多
Background: Dural tears are considered among the neurosurgical challenges to be dealt with during management of head trauma patients;it’s important to anticipate such pathology pre-operatively;the purpose of this stu...Background: Dural tears are considered among the neurosurgical challenges to be dealt with during management of head trauma patients;it’s important to anticipate such pathology pre-operatively;the purpose of this study is to discuss and analyze various predictors of dural tear as a sequala of blunt head trauma. Methods: Patients with blunt head trauma who underwent surgery during the year 2020 were analyzed;operative data were reviewed;only patients with reported dural repair as a step during surgery were included. Patients with penetrating head injury were excluded. Preoperative radiology, epidemiological and clinical details were analyzed to conclude specific criteria for dural tear. Results: Twenty-three patients were involved in the study;male predominance was evident. The most common primary injury was depressed fracture (73.9%), while the most common mode of trauma was domestic injury (43.5%), especially in pediatric group (76.9%). Two cases of growing skull fracture were involved, and both were in pediatric group. CT findings were conclusive for immediate dural tear findings, however, suggestive for patients with growing skull fractures. Mean depth of depression for depressed fracture group was 15.07 mm. Conclusion: Dural tears are not a serious complication of head trauma, however, their sequalae are life-threatening. Anticipation of dural tear is feasible radiologically pre-operatively for immediate dural repair and craniotomy fashioning;for cases of growing skull fractures, it’s difficult to anticipate the course from time of impact till time of presentation.展开更多
Background: Growing skull fractures (GSF) are a rare complication of pediatric head trauma that comprises post-traumatic skull defect associated with an underlying dural tear and an intact arachnoid membrane. They are...Background: Growing skull fractures (GSF) are a rare complication of pediatric head trauma that comprises post-traumatic skull defect associated with an underlying dural tear and an intact arachnoid membrane. They are often misdiagnosed, and delay in management can lead to progression of the disease with neurological sequelae. GSF are rare and their incidence has been estimated as 0.05% - 1% of all pediatric skull fractures. This low incidence and the subtlety of its presentation often make diagnosis challenging with consequent delay in management. Surgery is recommended to treat GSF and involved dural repair with or without cranioplasty. In this paper, we report a case of a patient with GSF in whom the surgical repair was successful with good cosmetic and functional outcome. Case Report: A 12 months old girl was admitted to our neurosurgical department with right parietal swelling that had been gradually enlarging over 3 months. The history of the disease began when the girl was 1 month old with a fall with cranial impact resulting in head trauma with initial loss of consciousness. At presentation the girl was alert with normal consciousness. Clinical examination revealed the deformed skull with large pulsatile and painless swelling lesion in the right parietal region and hemiparesis on the left side. The CT scan revealed type 3 GSF including parietal bone diastasis with hypodense fluid collection that mimicked the leptomeningeal and porencephalic cyst. Surgical repair was performed. The post-operative course was uneventful and the child was discharged home five days after surgical intervention. Conclusion: GSF can lead to serious neurologic complications. Therefore educating parents on this potential outcome and close follow-up with clinical and imaging screening is recommended to screen children at risk for the development of the disease.展开更多
文摘Paediatric Chance fracture are rare lesions but often associated with abdominal injuries. We herein present the case of a seven years old patient who sustained an entrapment of small bowel and an ureteropelvic disruption associated with a Chance fracture and spine dislocation following a traffic accident. Initial X-rays and computed tomographic(CT) scan showed a Chance fracture with dislocation of L3 vertebra, with an incarceration of a small bowel loop in the spinal canal and a complete section of the left lumbar ureter. Paraplegia was noticed on the initial neurological examination. A posterior L2-L4 osteosynthesis was performed firstly. In a second time she underwent a sus umbilical laparotomy to release the incarcerated jejunum loop in the spinal canal. An end-toend anastomosis was performed on a JJ probe to suture the left injured ureter. One month after the traumatism, she started to complain of severe headaches related to a leakage of cerebrospinalis fluid. Three months after the traumatism there was a clear regression of the leakage. One year after the trauma, an anterior intervertebral fusion was done. At final follow-up, no neurologic recovery was noticed. In case of Chance fracture, all physicians should think about abdominal injuries even if the patient is asymptomatic. Initial abdominal CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging provide in such case crucial info for management of the spine and the associated lesions.
文摘Background: Dural tears are considered among the neurosurgical challenges to be dealt with during management of head trauma patients;it’s important to anticipate such pathology pre-operatively;the purpose of this study is to discuss and analyze various predictors of dural tear as a sequala of blunt head trauma. Methods: Patients with blunt head trauma who underwent surgery during the year 2020 were analyzed;operative data were reviewed;only patients with reported dural repair as a step during surgery were included. Patients with penetrating head injury were excluded. Preoperative radiology, epidemiological and clinical details were analyzed to conclude specific criteria for dural tear. Results: Twenty-three patients were involved in the study;male predominance was evident. The most common primary injury was depressed fracture (73.9%), while the most common mode of trauma was domestic injury (43.5%), especially in pediatric group (76.9%). Two cases of growing skull fracture were involved, and both were in pediatric group. CT findings were conclusive for immediate dural tear findings, however, suggestive for patients with growing skull fractures. Mean depth of depression for depressed fracture group was 15.07 mm. Conclusion: Dural tears are not a serious complication of head trauma, however, their sequalae are life-threatening. Anticipation of dural tear is feasible radiologically pre-operatively for immediate dural repair and craniotomy fashioning;for cases of growing skull fractures, it’s difficult to anticipate the course from time of impact till time of presentation.
文摘Background: Growing skull fractures (GSF) are a rare complication of pediatric head trauma that comprises post-traumatic skull defect associated with an underlying dural tear and an intact arachnoid membrane. They are often misdiagnosed, and delay in management can lead to progression of the disease with neurological sequelae. GSF are rare and their incidence has been estimated as 0.05% - 1% of all pediatric skull fractures. This low incidence and the subtlety of its presentation often make diagnosis challenging with consequent delay in management. Surgery is recommended to treat GSF and involved dural repair with or without cranioplasty. In this paper, we report a case of a patient with GSF in whom the surgical repair was successful with good cosmetic and functional outcome. Case Report: A 12 months old girl was admitted to our neurosurgical department with right parietal swelling that had been gradually enlarging over 3 months. The history of the disease began when the girl was 1 month old with a fall with cranial impact resulting in head trauma with initial loss of consciousness. At presentation the girl was alert with normal consciousness. Clinical examination revealed the deformed skull with large pulsatile and painless swelling lesion in the right parietal region and hemiparesis on the left side. The CT scan revealed type 3 GSF including parietal bone diastasis with hypodense fluid collection that mimicked the leptomeningeal and porencephalic cyst. Surgical repair was performed. The post-operative course was uneventful and the child was discharged home five days after surgical intervention. Conclusion: GSF can lead to serious neurologic complications. Therefore educating parents on this potential outcome and close follow-up with clinical and imaging screening is recommended to screen children at risk for the development of the disease.
