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Case Reports
. 1999 Aug;68(2):566-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00571-8.

Tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass

R S Singh  1 , A Pathak
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Case Reports

Tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass

R S Singh et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Aug.

Abstract

Although paraplegia after a posterolateral thoracotomy has been described as a serious complication, the occurrence of tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass has also been reported as another life-threatening complication. We report one such case.

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