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

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
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spelling doaj-80fc4b50d9d2482d8349a2fa5d371e2e2020-11-25T01:33:23ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742014-10-01210e22310.1097/GOX.000000000000019201720096-201410000-00016Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after CraniotomyMasaru Honda, MD, PhD0Takeo Anda, MD, PhD1Hiroshi Mori, MD2From the Department of Neurosurgery, Shunan Memorial Hospital, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi, Japan;From the Department of Neurosurgery, Shunan Memorial Hospital, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi, Japan;Department of Plastic Surgery, Shunan Memorial Hospital, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi, Japan.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 discharging were observed at the inferior end of the skin incision. Careful inspection revealed a small pit there, which was diagnosed as a preauricular sinus. After the infection subsided, the sinus was completely excised. Neurosurgeons must be aware of this rare condition and must opt for complete excision to prevent infectious sequelae even if the preauricular sinus is asymptomatic.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/10000/Article.16.aspx
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author Masaru Honda, MD, PhD
Takeo Anda, MD, PhD
Hiroshi Mori, MD
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Takeo Anda, MD, PhD
Hiroshi Mori, MD
Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
author_facet Masaru Honda, MD, PhD
Takeo Anda, MD, PhD
Hiroshi Mori, MD
author_sort Masaru Honda, MD, PhD
title Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
title_short Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
title_full Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
title_fullStr Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
title_full_unstemmed Surgical Site Infection due to a Preauricular Sinus: A Rare Complication after Craniotomy
title_sort surgical site infection due to a preauricular sinus: a rare complication after craniotomy
publisher Wolters Kluwer
series Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
issn 2169-7574
publishDate 2014-10-01
description 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 discharging were observed at the inferior end of the skin incision. Careful inspection revealed a small pit there, which was diagnosed as a preauricular sinus. After the infection subsided, the sinus was completely excised. Neurosurgeons must be aware of this rare condition and must opt for complete excision to prevent infectious sequelae even if the preauricular sinus is asymptomatic.
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