Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus: An unusual post-operative complication of posterior spinal surgery

Abstract Pneumocephalus is a rare, but serious complication of spinal surgery and its management and physiology is not widely recognized. Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus secondary to iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after surgical intervention, and drainage with a vacuum suction device,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 2007-07, Vol.14 (7), p.666-668
Hauptverfasser:	Turgut, Mehmet, Akyüz, Orhan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebrospinal fluid leak Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Middle Aged Neurology Pneumocephalus Pneumocephalus - pathology Pneumocephalus - surgery Pneumonectomy - adverse effects Posterior spinal surgery Postoperative Complications - pathology Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Spinal Cord - surgery Subarachnoid Space - pathology
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