Cervicothoracolumbar pneumorachis. Case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-82

  Chibbaro, S ^a   Selem, M ^a   Tacconi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral spinal fluid fistula; Pneumorachis; Skull base fracture; Traumatic air myelogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; BONE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOTHORACOLUMBAR PNEUMORACHIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DURA MATER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL; X RAY;

EID: 21444439733     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.09.047     Document Type: Article

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