Combined endovascular and endoscopic surgery for acute epidural hematoma in a patient with poor health

Abstract

A 74-year-old woman presented with right acute epidural hematoma (AEDH) associated with a skull fracture after a fall. Emergency craniotomy under general anesthesia could not be performed because of her poor medical condition. Therefore, transfemoral endovascular embolization and hematoma evacuation via a burr hole were performed using endoscopy under local anesthesia. The patient recovered and was discharged without neurological deficits. AEDH is a common traumatic disease often requiring emergency craniotomy to prevent death and restore neurological function. The present combined surgical approach was effective in treating AEDH that could not be treated under general anesthesia in a patient with poor medical condition.