Pneumocephalus Following Thoracic Surgery with Posterior Chest Wall Resection

Abstract Pneumocephalus can be seen after head injury with fracture of the skull-base or in cerebral neoplasm, infection, or after intracranial or spinal surgery. We report on a 69-year-old male patient with pneumocephalus after right-sided lobectomy and en bloc resection of the chest wall for non-s...

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Main Authors: Ina Müller, Mario Tönnies, Joachim Pfannschmidt, Dirk Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-01-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1396683