Tension pneumocephalus after craniotomy in supine position

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 278-281

  Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a   Bithal, Parmod K ^a   Garg, Ajay ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Neurosurgical anesthesia; Supine position; Tension pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038383537     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200307000-00019     Document Type: Article

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