title: Suprasellar tension pneumocyst after transsphenoidal surgery. Case report.
abstract: Tension pneumocephalus is an uncommon occurrence after transsphenoidal surgery. The author presents an unusual case of postoperative visual deterioration related to expanding air within a suprasellar tumor cavity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity