Clinical question: Surgery aborted due to brain swelling. Evaluate for cause of brain swelling? Signs and symptoms: Brain swelling CT of brain without the infusion:The examination demonstrates expected postoperative changes of a left posterior temporal -- parietal craniotomy. There is no evidence of hemorrhage. There is no detectable cerebral edema. Prominence of cortical sulci and underlying encephalomalacia as was noted on prior MRI is again identified. There is no evidence of mass effect, midline shift or hydrocephalus.
1.Expected postoperative changes of left parietal craniotomy.2.No evidence of underlying hemorrhage, edema, mass effect or midline shift.