Tension pneumocephalus and pneumorachis secondary to subarachnoid pleural fistula

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 867, 2000, Pages 325-327

  Lin, M B K ^a   Cheah, F K ^b   Ng, S E S ^c   Yeo, T T ^d  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINAL ARACHNOID; SPINAL CORD SURGERY;

EID: 0034111505     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.867.10817052     Document Type: Article

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