Tension pneumocephalus after neurosurgery in the supine position
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Tension pneumocephalus after neurosurgery in the supine position.
Tension pneumocephalus has been reported most frequently after posterior fossa surgery performed in the sitting position. We present a paediatric patient who developed tension pneumocephalus in the postoperative period after decompression of a craniopharyngioma performed with the patient in the supine position.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013368