Tension pneumocephalus after clipping of a carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysm via an interhemispheric approach: case report.
A case of postoperative tension pneumocephalus of unusual cause after carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysm clipping is presented. A second craniotomy for decompression and exploration demonstrated a small fistula in the planum sphenoidale, which presumably had been made when the right optic canal was unroofed during the first operation.
Asai
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Department of Neurosurgery, Japan Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo.
Yamada
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Tsutsumi
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Takakura
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D002339:Carotid Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications