PNEUMOCEPHALUS AFTER SHUNTING FOR HYDROCEPHALUS

Authors
VILLAREJO F CARCELLER F ALVAREZ C BENCOSME J DIAZ CP GOLDMAN L PASCUAL A
Citation
F. Villarejo et al., PNEUMOCEPHALUS AFTER SHUNTING FOR HYDROCEPHALUS, Child's nervous system, 14(7), 1998, pp. 333-337
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Child's nervous system → ACNP
ISSN journal
02567040
Volume
14
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
333 - 337
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(1998)14:7<333:PASFH>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A case of tension pneumocephalus that occurred after ventriculoperiton eal shunting is presented. We have reviewed 12 cases of pneumocephalua in association with ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. This phenom enon occurs when air is forced through the shunt or enters through the cranial base because of: iatrogenic postsurgical connection, congenit al fistula, trauma, or thinning of the cranial base. Ways of preventin g and treating this problem are outlined.