Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report
Pneumocephalus is a well-known condition following head trauma, but is rare as an injury or as a result of surgery of the spine. We present a 76-year-old patient with a rare case of pneumocephalus associated with a cerebrospinal fluid fistula as a complication of surgical treatment for cervical myel...
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| author | Ken Sasaki Tomoyuki Matsumoto Toshiyuki Mizuno Shinichi Ikuta Toshihiro Akisue Hiroyuki Fujioka Minoru Doita Masahiro Kurosaka Ryosuke Kuroda |
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| description | Pneumocephalus is a well-known condition following head trauma, but is rare as an injury or as a result of surgery of the spine. We present a 76-year-old patient with a rare case of pneumocephalus associated with a cerebrospinal fluid fistula as a complication of surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy. Although cerebrospinal fluid leakage was noted and the injured dura was carefully sutured at operation, tension pneumocephalus occurred. The resultant pneumocephalus was diagnosed based on neurogenic symptoms including sudden convulsion, head radiograph, and computed tomography scan. The benign course of the pneumocephalus postdiagnosis did not require secondary operation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8d83dc8b40554761ac11ffdd9bfb00542025-02-03T05:57:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/328103328103Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case ReportKen Sasaki0Tomoyuki Matsumoto1Toshiyuki Mizuno2Shinichi Ikuta3Toshihiro Akisue4Hiroyuki Fujioka5Minoru Doita6Masahiro Kurosaka7Ryosuke Kuroda8Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rokko Hospital, Kobe 657-0022, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rokko Hospital, Kobe 657-0022, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, JapanPneumocephalus is a well-known condition following head trauma, but is rare as an injury or as a result of surgery of the spine. We present a 76-year-old patient with a rare case of pneumocephalus associated with a cerebrospinal fluid fistula as a complication of surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy. Although cerebrospinal fluid leakage was noted and the injured dura was carefully sutured at operation, tension pneumocephalus occurred. The resultant pneumocephalus was diagnosed based on neurogenic symptoms including sudden convulsion, head radiograph, and computed tomography scan. The benign course of the pneumocephalus postdiagnosis did not require secondary operation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/328103 |
| spellingShingle | Ken Sasaki Tomoyuki Matsumoto Toshiyuki Mizuno Shinichi Ikuta Toshihiro Akisue Hiroyuki Fujioka Minoru Doita Masahiro Kurosaka Ryosuke Kuroda Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report |
| title_full | Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report |
| title_short | Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report |
| title_sort | pneumocephalus associated with cerebrospinal fluid fistula as a complication of spinal surgery a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/328103 |
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