TENSION PNEUMOCEPHALUS AFTER TRANSSPHENOIDAL RESECTION OF A THYROTROPIN (TSH)-SECRETING PITUITARY-ADENOMA

Authors
AZARNIVAR A CHOPRA IJ
Citation
A. Azarnivar et Ij. Chopra, TENSION PNEUMOCEPHALUS AFTER TRANSSPHENOIDAL RESECTION OF A THYROTROPIN (TSH)-SECRETING PITUITARY-ADENOMA, The Endocrinologist, 5(4), 1995, pp. 308-311
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
The Endocrinologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
10512144
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
308 - 311
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-2144(1995)5:4<308:TPATRO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We describe a rare case in whom tension pneumocephalus (TP) occurred a fter transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor. TP led to increas ed intracranial pressure and mental changes following the surgery. Man agement consisted of occlusion of lumbar drainage, placing the patient in a flat or slight Trendelenburg position, and oxygen administration followed by surgical repair of the leak at the base of the skull.