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Case Reports
. 1995 Jan;59(1):234-6.
doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)00434-9.

Pneumocephalus complicating routine thoracotomy: symptoms, diagnosis and management

W M Brown 3rd  1 , P N Symbas
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Pneumocephalus complicating routine thoracotomy: symptoms, diagnosis and management

W M Brown 3rd et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

Pneumocephalus resulting from a subarachnoid-pleural fistula most commonly occurs after trauma. Such a complication is very rarely seen after thoracotomy alone, with 15 cases reported to date in the literature. We report a case of pneumocephalus and subarachnoid-pleural fistula that developed secondary to thoracotomy. It was diagnosed by postmyelography computed tomography and treated with open surgical repair after a trial of conservative therapy failed. The presenting symptoms and signs, diagnostic methods, and options for therapy are reviewed.

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