title: Tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass.
abstract: Although paraplegia after a posterolateral thoracotomy has been described as a serious complication, the occurrence of tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass has also been reported as another life-threatening complication. We report one such case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014207:Trephining