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A new treatment combines standard hematoma surgery with an embolization (blocking) of the brain's middle meningeal artery, with the goal of avoiding repeat surgeries. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay ...

A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to ...

PHOENIX -- For chronic or subacute subdural hematoma, embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) reduced recurrence, three randomized trials showed. Two trials with the Onyx liquid embolic ...

A peripheral IV was placed, and the patient was connected to a cardiac monitor, which showed atrial fibrillation and a heart rate of 70 beats/minute, which is a rare presentation but could be ...

Editor's note: This story was edited to include additional comments. CHICAGO — Neck hematomas following thyroid surgery, though rare, are highly associated with key factors including comorbid ...

Pictured: CT abdomen with contrast showed a new large left retroperitoneal hematoma measuring 17 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm. A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for increased dyspnea for 2 days. She ...

The treatment of a subdural hematoma received a major boost with three new randomized controlled trials all showing large and significant benefits of a new embolization process done as an endovascular ...

After a hit to the head or a fall, people, especially seniors, can develop a dangerous pooling of blood and fluid between the brain's surface and it's protective covering, the dura. These "subdural ...