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7782862

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report a case of tension intraventricular pneumocephalus developed six months after the removal of an acoustic neuroma and a CSF ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure due to a concomitant hydrocephalus. A review of the literature show only 19 cases of CSF shunt complicating pneumocephalus. The authors discuss both about the etiology of pneumocephalus and its therapeutic options. In our case we were unable to preoperatively localize the cranial base communication allowing intracranial air antry. The literature show however that eroded or thinned bone areas may be multiple and even diffuse their development depending upon several factors. We suggest in these cases a direct surgical repair through a craniotomy, as reported by others, is not mandatory. According to the etiology of pneumocephalus a temporary extraventricular drainage and the revision of the shunting pressure regimen may represent an effective treatment of this complication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0390-5616
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Intraventricular pneumocephalus after posterior fossa and CSF shunting surgery. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Galliera Genova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports