Tension Pneumocephalus after Transsphenoidal Surgery for a Giant Pituitary Tumor: Case Report.
- Author:
Kyeong Bo CHOI
1
;
Chang Bong KONG
;
Hyung Dong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. hdkim@donga.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tension pneumocephalus;
Transsphenoidal surgery;
CSF Rhinorrhea;
External lumbar drain;
Giant pituitary tumor
- MeSH:
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea;
Craniotomy;
Pituitary Neoplasms*;
Pneumocephalus*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2002;32(5):470-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tension pneumocephalus is a rare complication of craniotomy, however, it should be managed promptly due to rapid neurological deterioration. We report a case of tension pneumocephalus after transsphenoidal surgery for a giant pituitary tumor. It may have developed because of the cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and presence of an external lumbar drain.
