title: Epidural and subarachnoidal pneumocephalus after epidural technique.
abstract: Iatrogenic pneumocephalus is an uncommon complication observed after using the 'loss-of-resistance' technique with an air filled syringe. We report and review two cases of pneumocephalus: one subarachnoid and the other epidural.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitari de València, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: López-Alarcón
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moliner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calabuig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vivó
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Andrés
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed