title: Pneumocephalus after shunting for hydrocephalus.
abstract: A case of tension pneumocephalus that occurred after ventriculoperitoneal shunting is presented. We have reviewed 12 cases of pneumocephalus in association with ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. This phenomenon occurs when air is forced through the shunt or enters through the cranial base because of: iatrogenic postsurgical connection, congenital fistula, trauma, or thinning of the cranial base. Ways of preventing and treating this problem are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Department, Clínica La Luz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villarejo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carceller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bencosme
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez Díaz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pascual
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*