Spinal pneumorrhachis.
The term pneumorrhachis refers to the presence of air in the spinal canal. There are only a few previously reported cases in the literature. A case of air within the cervical and lumbar subarachnoid spaces, and a second case of air within the cervical subarachnoid space due to traumatic pneumocephalus are presented in this study.
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School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey. srcayli@hotmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013115:Spinal Canal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed