title: Posttraumatic intracerebral pneumatocele after ventilation with a mask: case report.
abstract: We report an unusual case of posttraumatic tension pneumatocele following manually operated ventilation with a face mask. This is a rare cause of such injury. Diagnosis is confirmed by skull films and CT scans. Early surgical treatment may be required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University School of Medicine, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dacosta
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Billard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gery
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vermesch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed