Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review
The management of symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is surgical evacuation and prognosis in most cases is good. Tension pneumocephalus is the presence of air under pressure in the intracranial cavity. A case of tension pneumocephalus developing as a complication of burr hole evacuation of...
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| description | The management of symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is surgical evacuation and prognosis in most cases is good. Tension pneumocephalus is the presence of air under pressure in the intracranial cavity. A case of tension pneumocephalus developing as a complication of burr hole evacuation of CSDH is illustrated. In this case, tension pneumocephalus was managed by reopening the wound and saline irrigation with a subdural drain placement. Considering this case report and after a careful review of the literature, the physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of this complication are highlighted in the article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e83e056a8996412783fe5306a17be5b32023-09-06T08:13:47ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy2769-65102023-08-013417718510.37349/ent.2023.00046Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature reviewMohammed A. Azab0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-0470Ahmed Hazem1Brandon Lucke-Wold2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-4080Department of Neurosurgery, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, EgyptDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, EgyptDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAThe management of symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is surgical evacuation and prognosis in most cases is good. Tension pneumocephalus is the presence of air under pressure in the intracranial cavity. A case of tension pneumocephalus developing as a complication of burr hole evacuation of CSDH is illustrated. In this case, tension pneumocephalus was managed by reopening the wound and saline irrigation with a subdural drain placement. Considering this case report and after a careful review of the literature, the physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of this complication are highlighted in the article.https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent/Article/100446chronic subdural hematomatensionpneumocephalusmanagement |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed A. Azab Ahmed Hazem Brandon Lucke-Wold Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy chronic subdural hematoma tension pneumocephalus management |
| title | Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review |
| title_full | Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review |
| title_short | Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: case report and literature review |
| title_sort | tension pneumocephalus as a complication of surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma case report and literature review |
| topic | chronic subdural hematoma tension pneumocephalus management |
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