Tension pneumocephalus after intracranial surgery in the supine position

Tension pneumocephalus is a rare and severe complication appearing after posterior fossa procedures in the sitting position. This complication may endanger the patient's life and require immediate treatment. However, tension pneumocephalus after neurosurgical procedure in the supine position ha...

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Published inNeurocirugía (Asturias, Spain) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 596
Main Authors Hernández-Palazo N, J, Nuño de la Rosa-Carrillo, V, Martínez-Lage, J F, López-Hernández, F, Pérez-Espejo, M A
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.12.2004
Subjects
Adolescent
Brain - surgery
Female
Humans
Pneumocephalus - etiology
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Supine Position
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Summary:Tension pneumocephalus is a rare and severe complication appearing after posterior fossa procedures in the sitting position. This complication may endanger the patient's life and require immediate treatment. However, tension pneumocephalus after neurosurgical procedure in the supine position have been scarcely reported. We report such a complication occurring in a 14-year-old girl submitted to a frontotemporal craniotomy for removal of an astrocytome performed with the patient supine. We discuss ethiopathogenesis and management of this complication.
ISSN:1130-1473