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Case Reports
. 1994 Feb;36(2):255-7.
doi: 10.1097/00005373-199402000-00021.

Posttraumatic intracerebral pneumatocele after ventilation with a mask: case report

A Dacosta  1 , J L Billard, P Gery, R Vermesch, M Bertrand, J C Bertrand
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Case Reports

Posttraumatic intracerebral pneumatocele after ventilation with a mask: case report

A Dacosta et al. J Trauma. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of posttraumatic tension pneumatocele following manually operated ventilation with a face mask. This is a rare cause of such injury. Diagnosis is confirmed by skull films and CT scans. Early surgical treatment may be required.

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