Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus following Palacos® cranioplasty in a shunted patient

Publication

Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus following Palacos® cranioplasty in a shunted patient

Journal Paper/Review - Apr 14, 2017

Killeen Tim, Fortunati Mathias, Myanger Esha, Rüfenacht Daniel, Ryskeldiyev Nurzhan, Akshulakov Serik, Cesnulis Evaldas

Units

Neurochirurgie

Keywords

Tension pneumocephalus, Palacos, cranioplasty, CSF diversion, ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Doi

10.1080/02688697.2017.1317718

Contact

Tim Killeen

Citation

Killeen T, Fortunati M, Myanger E, Rüfenacht D, Ryskeldiyev N, Akshulakov S, Cesnulis E. Symptomatic tension pneumocephalus following Palacos® cranioplasty in a shunted patient. British journal of neurosurgery 2017; 31

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

British journal of neurosurgery 2017; 31

Publication Date

Apr 14, 2017

Brief description/objective

Tension pneumocephalus is an exceedingly rare complication of cerebrospinal fluid diversion occurring after surgery, trauma or spontaneous fistula formation. We report a case in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt who developed symptomatic tension pneumocephalus via a skin defect within 24 hours of undergoing bone cement cranioplasty.