Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3071735 | Neurocirugía | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Tension pneumocephalus following transsphenoidal surgery usually occurs after the presentation of a cerebrospinal fluid leak due to an incomplete sealing of the sphenoid sinus. The postoperative insertion of a lumbar drainage seems to be a predisposing condition for this complication. The combined approach of tension pneumocephalus with external ventricular drainage and repair of the sphenoid sinus offers optimal results solving the acute neurological deterioration and avoiding recurrence.
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Authors
F. Ruiz-Juretschke, O. Mateo-Sierra, B. Iza-Vallejo, R. Carrillo-Yagüe,