Tension pneumocephalus: a rare complication after resection of a neurogenic tumour by thoracoscopic surgery

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Jul;46(1):145. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt522. Epub 2013 Oct 29.

Authors

Juan Carlos Trujillo-Reyes¹, Ramón Rami-Porta², Annie K Navarro³, Josep Belda-Sanchis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain [email protected] [email protected].
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 24174217
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt522

No abstract available

Keywords: Posterior mediastinal mass; Tension pneumocephalus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
Neurilemmoma / surgery*
Pneumocephalus / diagnostic imaging
Pneumocephalus / etiology*
Thoracoscopy / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed