El empleo de la biopsia estereotáctica en el manejo de las lesiones intracraneales esta bien establecida en la práctica neuroquirúrgica, al tratarse de una técnica poco invasiva; con frecuencia se minusvaloran sus complicaciones, siendo la más importante la hemorragia intracraneal. Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente sometido a una biopsia estereotáctica y que presentó una hemorragia intracerebral 17 días después de realizado el procedimiento.
The use of stereotactic biopsy sampling in the management of intracranial lesions has been well established; due to its minimally invasive nature, the potential risks associated to this procedure are sometimes understimated. The most commonly complication encountered after stereotactic biopsy is haemorrhage. This report presented a case of delayed brain haemorrhage presented 17 days after stereotactic biopsy for a brain tumor.
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