title: Tension pneumocephalus after neurosurgery in the supine position.
abstract: Tension pneumocephalus has been reported most frequently after posterior fossa surgery performed in the sitting position. We present a paediatric patient who developed tension pneumocephalus in the postoperative period after decompression of a craniopharyngioma performed with the patient in the supine position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Satapathy
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dash
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016683:Supine Position