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Symptomatic spontaneous pneumocephalus after spinal fusion for spondylolisthesis.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia [J Clin Neurosci] 2010 Jul; Vol. 17 (7), pp. 934-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 18. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Symptomatic spontaneous pneumocephalus after a spinal fusion for spondylolisthesis without injury to the dura mater is rare. There are only a few reports of tension pneumocephalus after spinal operations published in English. We present a patient who developed tension pneumocephalus without recognised dural injury during surgery. CT cisternography and MRI showed no anatomical defects that could have caused the pneumocephalus. We suggest that spontaneous pneumocephalus without dural injury may occur after a spondylolisthesis operation because of increased intra-abdominal pressure, and thus may be avoided by the careful management of abdominal pressure.
- Subjects :
- Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Pneumocephalus diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Spondylolisthesis diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae surgery
Pneumocephalus etiology
Postoperative Complications etiology
Spinal Fusion adverse effects
Spondylolisthesis surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-2653
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20400320
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.10.033