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. 2012 Jul;28(3):413-5.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.98379.

Anesthetic management of a case of transtentorial upward herniation: An uncommon emergency situation

G Yadav  1 , Rs Sisodia, S Khuba, Ld Mishra
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Anesthetic management of a case of transtentorial upward herniation: An uncommon emergency situation

G Yadav et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jul.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative NCCT head. CT scan showing post fossa midline tumor with cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) filled basal cisterns and hydrocephalous
Figure 2
Figure 2
NCCT scan head [post-ventriculo peritoneal (VP) shunt insertion]. CT scan showing a large posterior fossa mass causing compression of third ventricle, obliteration of basal cisterns, splaying, and upward displacement of cerebellar hemispheres while displacing the vermis inferiorly. Fourth ventricle is not visualized
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative CT scan head. CT scan showing absence of posterior fossa tumor with patent ventricular system
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