Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy

Summary: Wound infection due to a preauricular sinus after craniotomy has not been previously reported. A 71-year-old woman visited our institute with subarachnoid hemorrhage. The aneurysm was surgically clipped with external decompression. Sixteen days after surgery, a focal erythema and dischargin...

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Main Authors: Masaru Honda, MD, PhD, Takeo Anda, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Mori, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/10000/Article.16.aspx