[Cervical post-traumatic pneumomyelogram: do not ignore this entity].
We report the case of a post-traumatic pneumomyelogram in a 51-year-old woman. The pneumomyelogram associated with a skull base fracture was revealed by systematic total body scan. The discovery of a traumatic pneumomyelogram will be probably more frequently discovered with the largest use of modern helical CT-scan in traumatized patients. We discuss the etiologies and the implications for the anesthesiologist and the intensivist of this entity.
Amathieu
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Samu 93 - EA 3409, université Paris-XIII, hôpital Avicenne, 93000 Bobigny, France. roland.amathieu@smbh.univ-paris13.fr
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Poloujadoff
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000758:Anesthesia; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed