Se presenta un caso de una paciente con hidrocefalia secundaria a tumor de la fosa posterior que desarrolló hemorragia intracerebral secundaria a la colocación de una derivación valvular. Esta es una complicación rara, más aún si la misma aparece de una forma retardada con respecto a la intervención. Es posible que en su desarrollo intervengan factores similares a los que favorecen la aparición de hemorragias intracerebrales postraumáticas retardadas.
The authors present the case of a patient with hydrocephalus secondary to a posterior fossa tumor who developed intracerebral hemorrhage after placement of a CSF shunt. This is arare complication particularIy when it occurs several days after the operation. It is possible that delayed bleeding in this case may recognize a similar mechanism as traumatic delayed intracerebral hemorrhage.
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