[Chronic post-traumatic extradural and epicranial pneumatocele. A rare complication of skull base fracture].
A case of chronic epidural and epicranial pneumocephalus in a 31-year-old man with a history of head trauma and progressive development of a soft tissue mass in the occipital region is reported. Its hypothetical pathogenesis and pathophysiology are discussed.
Sadeghi-Hariri
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Clinique de Neurochirurgie, CHU Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Kampouridis
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Roman
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A
Poncelet
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Dolhen
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Depaepe
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Ectors
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P
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003399:Craniotomy; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*
Pneumatocèle extra-durale et épicrânienne chronique post-traumatique. Une rare complication d'une fracture de la base du crâne.