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Case Reports
. 1999 Jun;16(6):413-7.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00495.x.

Epidural and subarachnoidal pneumocephalus after epidural technique

E Mateo  1 , M D López-Alarcón, S Moliner, E Calabuig, M Vivó, J De Andrés, F Grau
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Epidural and subarachnoidal pneumocephalus after epidural technique

E Mateo et al. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

Iatrogenic pneumocephalus is an uncommon complication observed after using the 'loss-of-resistance' technique with an air filled syringe. We report and review two cases of pneumocephalus: one subarachnoid and the other epidural.

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