title: Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus after evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma: report of seven cases.
abstract: We present seven cases of tension pneumocephalus developing after burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma. After a careful review of the literature we discuss the physiopathology, the diagnosis and the treatment of this complication of chronic subdural haematoma surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurochirurgica, Università di Reggio Calabria, Policlinico MaterDomini, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Volpentesta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zappia
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Signorelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray