Pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal shunt
1975 ◽
Vol 43
(5)
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pp. 631-633
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Keyword(s):
✓ The authors describe a case of massive pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus. After multiple diagnostic and surgical procedures, congenital defects in the tegmen tympani of both temporal bones were identified as the sources for entry of air. A functioning shunt intermittently established negative intracranial pressure and allowed ingress of air through these abnormalities; when the shunt was occluded, air did not enter the skull, and there was no cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Repair of these middle ear defects prevented further recurrence of pneumocephalus.
1987 ◽
Vol 67
(3)
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pp. 460-462
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1998 ◽
Vol 88
(2)
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pp. 237-242
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1971 ◽
Vol 35
(1)
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pp. 95-96
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1998 ◽
Vol 89
(1)
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pp. 155-156
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1988 ◽
Vol 68
(5)
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pp. 817-819
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1975 ◽
Vol 43
(4)
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pp. 476-480
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1981 ◽
Vol 54
(2)
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pp. 257-260
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1985 ◽
Vol 63
(3)
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pp. 459-460
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1994 ◽
Vol 80
(2)
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pp. 321-323
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1996 ◽
Vol 85
(6)
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pp. 1143-1147
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