title: [A complication of epidural anesthesia: cerebral pneumatocele. A case report].
abstract: Having had a case themselves the authors report a rare complication of epidural anaesthetic, namely pneumocephaly. When it occurs it is usually after a difficult puncture; and usually thought of if headaches are unusually severe of there is a picture of intracranial rise in pressure. Then a tomodensitometry will lead to the diagnosis. Literature shows that it can be a serious condition, sometimes fatal, which means that the case has to be followed up very carefully and tomodensitometry has to be repeated until complete cure has been obtained.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Sud, Rennes.
authors.forename: N Q
authors.initials: NQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poulain
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Grall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Une complication de l'anesthésie péridurale: la pneumatocèle cérébrale. A propos d'une observation.