In neurosurgery, catheter tract hemorrhage refers to iatrogenic bleeding into the brain parenchyma caused by insertion of an Intracranial pressure monitor or Ventricular drainage into the brain. The risk of causing catheter tract hemorrhage is approximately 1 %[^1].
Imaging
Video
CT of a catheter tract hemorrhage
Axial CT video of a catheter tract hemorrhage caused by placement of an external ventricular drain.