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Subgaleal Hematoma

MedGen UID:
853819
•Concept ID:
C2721649
•
Pathologic Function

Definition

A collection of blood between the scalp and the skull periosteum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSubgaleal Hematoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Head and neck injuries after a bomb explosion: Diagnostic findings and treatment approaches.
Tahtabasi M, Er S, Kalayci M
Am J Otolaryngol 2020 Jul-Aug;41(4):102489. Epub 2020 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102489. PMID: 32340761

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neonatal bilateral adrenal hemorrhage and adrenal insufficiency accompanied by Subgaleal hematoma: a case report with brief review of literature.
Esslami GG, Moienafshar A
BMC Pediatr 2022 May 5;22(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03314-1. PMID: 35513814Free PMC Article
Adverse outcomes in vacuum-assisted delivery after detachment of non-metal cup: a retrospective cohort study.
Schreiber H, Cohen G, Farladansky-Gershnabel S, Shechter Maor G, Sharon-Weiner M, Biron-Shental T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Feb;305(2):359-364. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06155-y. PMID: 34365515
Surgical nuances and placement of subgaleal drains for supratentorial procedures-a prospective analysis of efficacy and outcome in 150 craniotomies.
Hamou HA, Kotliar K, Tan SK, Weiß C, Christian B, Clusmann H, Schubert GA, Albanna W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020 Apr;162(4):729-736. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04196-6. PMID: 31940095Free PMC Article
Maternofetal Trauma in Craniosynostosis.
Swanson J, Oppenheimer A, Al-Mufarrej F, Pet M, Arakawa C, Cunningham M, Gruss J, Hopper R, Birgfeld C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Aug;136(2):214e-222e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001468. PMID: 26218396
Massive subgaleal hematoma.
Sillero Rde O
J Trauma 2008 Oct;65(4):963. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31809ff3ce. PMID: 18849819

Diagnosis

Neonatal bilateral adrenal hemorrhage and adrenal insufficiency accompanied by Subgaleal hematoma: a case report with brief review of literature.
Esslami GG, Moienafshar A
BMC Pediatr 2022 May 5;22(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03314-1. PMID: 35513814Free PMC Article
Infected subgaleal hematoma in a 4-month-old girl.
Salloum S, Sit W, Walton MM, Kamian K
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Jan;39:250.e5-250.e6. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.090. PMID: 32534876
A Subgaleal Hematoma That Turned Out to Be a B-Cell Lymphoma.
Nittby HR, Bjartmarz H
World Neurosurg 2016 Sep;93:489.e7-9. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.06.087. PMID: 27368504
Maternofetal Trauma in Craniosynostosis.
Swanson J, Oppenheimer A, Al-Mufarrej F, Pet M, Arakawa C, Cunningham M, Gruss J, Hopper R, Birgfeld C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Aug;136(2):214e-222e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001468. PMID: 26218396
Neonatal subgaleal hematoma causing brain compression: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Amar AP, Aryan HE, Meltzer HS, Levy ML
Neurosurgery 2003 Jun;52(6):1470-4; discussion 1474. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000065180.07961.54. PMID: 12762894

Therapy

Bilateral subgaleal hematoma after a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an uncommon complication.
Rubio Baines I, Martínez Simón A, Ancizu FJ, Olavide I, Honorato-Cía C
An Sist Sanit Navar 2023 Aug 31;46(2) doi: 10.23938/ASSN.1047. PMID: 37655876Free PMC Article
Usefulness of three-dimensional computed tomography venography differentiating calvarium subperiosteal hematoma crossing the suture lines due to hair pulling from subgaleal hematoma: case report and review of the literature.
Matsumura K, Muto J, Tanaka M, Joko M, Yoshikawa T, Hirose Y
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Oct;38(10):2017-2020. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05517-4. PMID: 35380260
Surgical nuances and placement of subgaleal drains for supratentorial procedures-a prospective analysis of efficacy and outcome in 150 craniotomies.
Hamou HA, Kotliar K, Tan SK, Weiß C, Christian B, Clusmann H, Schubert GA, Albanna W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020 Apr;162(4):729-736. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04196-6. PMID: 31940095Free PMC Article
Maternofetal Trauma in Craniosynostosis.
Swanson J, Oppenheimer A, Al-Mufarrej F, Pet M, Arakawa C, Cunningham M, Gruss J, Hopper R, Birgfeld C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Aug;136(2):214e-222e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001468. PMID: 26218396
Neonatal subgaleal hematoma: presentation and outcome--radiological findings and factors associated with mortality.
Kilani RA, Wetmore J
Am J Perinatol 2006 Jan;23(1):41-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-923438. PMID: 16450272

Prognosis

Adverse outcomes in vacuum-assisted delivery after detachment of non-metal cup: a retrospective cohort study.
Schreiber H, Cohen G, Farladansky-Gershnabel S, Shechter Maor G, Sharon-Weiner M, Biron-Shental T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Feb;305(2):359-364. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06155-y. PMID: 34365515
Surgical nuances and placement of subgaleal drains for supratentorial procedures-a prospective analysis of efficacy and outcome in 150 craniotomies.
Hamou HA, Kotliar K, Tan SK, Weiß C, Christian B, Clusmann H, Schubert GA, Albanna W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020 Apr;162(4):729-736. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04196-6. PMID: 31940095Free PMC Article
Maternofetal Trauma in Craniosynostosis.
Swanson J, Oppenheimer A, Al-Mufarrej F, Pet M, Arakawa C, Cunningham M, Gruss J, Hopper R, Birgfeld C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Aug;136(2):214e-222e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001468. PMID: 26218396
Confessed abusive blunt head trauma.
De Leeuw M, Beuls E, Parizel P, Jorens P, Jacobs W
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2013 Jun;34(2):130-2. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31828629ca. PMID: 23629386
Massive subgaleal hematoma.
Sillero Rde O
J Trauma 2008 Oct;65(4):963. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31809ff3ce. PMID: 18849819

Clinical prediction guides

Pulsed radiofrequency energy device (PEAK plasmablade™) and CustomBone(®) Cranioplasty: an appealing surgical rendez-vous.
Graziano F, Maugeri R, Giammalva GR, Lo Bue E, Zabbia G, Iacopino DG
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Jun;37(3):518-524. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1584267. PMID: 30856015
Adverse outcomes in vacuum-assisted delivery after detachment of non-metal cup: a retrospective cohort study.
Schreiber H, Cohen G, Farladansky-Gershnabel S, Shechter Maor G, Sharon-Weiner M, Biron-Shental T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Feb;305(2):359-364. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06155-y. PMID: 34365515
Surgical nuances and placement of subgaleal drains for supratentorial procedures-a prospective analysis of efficacy and outcome in 150 craniotomies.
Hamou HA, Kotliar K, Tan SK, Weiß C, Christian B, Clusmann H, Schubert GA, Albanna W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020 Apr;162(4):729-736. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04196-6. PMID: 31940095Free PMC Article
Infected Subgaleal Hematoma Following Blunt Head Trauma in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Barry J, Fridley J, Sayama C, Lam S
Pediatr Neurosurg 2015;50(4):223-8. Epub 2015 Jun 13 doi: 10.1159/000433442. PMID: 26088299
Calcified subgaleal hematoma with secondary cranial deformity in a patient with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
Stalder MW, Dorafshar AH, Redett RJ
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Jan;22(1):208-11. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f753d6. PMID: 21233756

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