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Incidental Findings on Computed Tomography of patients with mild head trauma in the Emergency Department. Clinical Study

Acil Serviste Hafif Kafa Travmalı Hastaların Beyin Tomografilerindeki İnsidental Bulgular

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101–105
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2022-10-18
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Conclusion: We have detected that arachnoid cyst was the most common incidental finding, and mega cisterna magna and septum pellicidum cysts were the other commonly encountered common.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Cranial computed tomography (CCT) scans are frequently obtained in the evaluation of patients with mild head trauma.
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Key Findings & Data:Advances in neuroimaging and the increase in human population, has led to increased identification of patients with incidental intracranial findings on CCT.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: We have detected that arachnoid cyst was the most common incidental finding, and mega cisterna magna and septum pellicidum cysts were the other commonly encountered common.
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📍Scope:2012–2018 Verileri
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Abstract

Objective: Cranial computed tomography (CCT) scans are frequently obtained in the evaluation of patients with mild head trauma. These scans may detect unexpected incidental findings. Advances in neuroimaging and the increase in human population, has led to increased identification of patients with incidental intracranial findings on CCT. Since incidental lesions do not usually cause any pathology, treatment is not needed. However, in some cases, they provide an early diagnosis of the pathology that may occur in the future. In this study, it is aimed to create awareness for incidental brain findings detected on CCT after mild head trauma in emergency departments. Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed incidental findings on routine brain computed tomography in patients with mild head trauma who admitted between June 2012–2018 in the emergency department. The age, sex, backgrounds and anatomic localization of the lesion were evaluated. Patients without any deficits were included in the study. Results: Incidental findings were found on 58/1784 (3.2%) patients. Thirty-eight (65%) of our patients were male and 20 (35%) were female. The mean age of our patients was 23.4±9.2 (one month to 87 years old). Among these, there were 19(%32) arachnoid cysts, 8(%13) mega cisterna magna, 6(%10) septum pellicidum cysts, 5(%8) meningioma, 5(%8) hydrocephalus, 3(%5) porencephalic cysts, 3(%5) physiological calcifications, 3(%5) artifacts, 2(%3) glial tumors, 1(%2) pituitary adenoma, 2(%3) cerebral arterial aneurysms and one cavernoma. Conclusion: We have detected that arachnoid cyst was the most common incidental finding, and mega cisterna magna and septum pellicidum cysts were the other commonly encountered common.

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Amaç: Beyin bilgisayarlı tomografi (BBT) görüntülemeleri, hafif kafa travmalı hastalarındeğerlendirmesinde sıklıkla yapılmaktadır. Bu görüntülemeler ile beklenmeyen olası bulguları tespitedilebilir. Nörogörüntülemedeki gelişmeler ve insan popülasyonundaki artış, BBT'de rastlantısalkafa içi bulguları olan hastaların tanımlanmasının artışına neden olmuştur. Genellikle patolojiyeneden olmadıkları için herhangi bir tedavi girişimine gereksinim duyulmazlar. Ancak bazıdurumlarda gelecekte oluşabilecek patolojinin erken teşhisini sağlarlar. Bu çalışmada, acilservislerde minör kafa travmaları sonrasında elde edilen beyin tomografilerinde saptanan insidentalbeyin lezyonları için farkındalık oluşturulması hedeflenmiştir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Haziran 2012–Haziran 2018 tarihleri arasında acil servise başvuran hafif kafatravmalı hastalarda rutin BBT görüntülemelerinde saptanan insidental bulguları retrospektif olarakincelendi. İnsidental lezyon tespit edilen hastaların yaşına, cinsiyetine, özgeçmişlerine ve lezyonunanatomik lokalizasyonuna bakıldı. Çalışmaya nörolojik muayenesinde hiçbir defisiti olmayanhastalar dahil edildi.Bulgular: 58/1784 (%3.2) hastada insidental bulgu saptandı. Hastaların 37'si (%65) erkek, 20'si(%35) kadındı. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 23.4±9.2 (yaşları 1 ay ile 87 yaş arasında). Bunlarınarasında 19(%32) araknoid kist, 8(%13) mega sisterna magna, 6(%10) septum pellisidum kisti,5(%8) menengioma, 5(%8) hidrosefali, 3(%5) poronsefalik kist, 3(%5) fizyolojik kalsifikasyon, 3(%5)artefakt, 2(%3) glial tümör, 1(%2) hipofiz adenomu, 2(%3) serebral arter anevrizması ve birkavernoma vardı.Sonuç: En sık karşılaşılan rastlantısal bulgu araknoid kistlerdi. Mega sisterna magna ve septumpellisidum kistleri ise diğer sık görülen lezyonlar olarak bulundu.

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YAVAŞİ, Ö., KÖKSAL, V. (2022). Incidental Findings on Computed Tomography of patients with mild head trauma in the Emergency Department. Clinical Study. Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 2, 101–105. https://ajindex.com/articles/514502

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