Intraventricular tension pneumocephalus as a complication of transfrontal craniectomy: A case report

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 226-231

  Garosi, Laurent S ^a   Penderis, Jacques ^b   Brearley, Malcom J ^b   Brearley, Jacky C ^b   Dennis, Ruth ^b   Kirkpatrick, P J ^b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FISTULA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FISTULA; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FISTULA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0036582620     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2002.32449     Document Type: Article

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