Cerebellar hemisphere herniation in the neck: Case report of a very rare complication following a posterior fossa craniectomy

Abstract

This article presents a very rare late complication of surgery to the posterior fossa involving a craniectomy: cerebellar hemisphere herniation in the neck, through the craniectomy site. Here we also analyse the possible causes of such complication.

Keywords: Case report; Cerebellar herniation; Craniectomy; Neurosurgical complication; Posterior fossa.