title: Tension pneumocephalus after transsphenoidal surgery: case report.
abstract: The authors present a patient who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary adenoma and afterward developed late, severe rhinorrhea and tension pneumocephalus. The patient was treated conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Neurosurgery, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinörs
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kars
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senveli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cepoğlu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cinar
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*